Tenpō

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Tenpō (Japanese: 天保) was a Japanese era after Bunsei and before Kōka and spanned from 10 December 1830 to 2 December 1844 (in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 January 1831 to 9 January 1845). The reigning emperor was Ninko.

[edit] Change of era

Due to the disasters of a great fire in Edo and an earthquake at Kyoto, on December 10 (?), 1830, the Bunsei era ended, and the Tenpō era began.

[edit] Name etymology

"欽崇天道、永保天命" ("Respect and worship the Ways of heaven. Eternally keep the Mandate of Heaven.") The abbreviation can roughly be read, "Heavenly Imperial protection".

[edit] Events of the Tenpō Era

• Tenpō 8 (1837)
  • Wide-spread uprisings
  • Ōshio Heihachirō Rebellion
  • Ikuta Rebellion
  • Morrison Incident
• Tenpō 9 (1838)
  • Tokugawa Ieyoshi takes office as shogun
• Tenpō 15 (1844)
  • Tenpō Calendar Revision
• Great Tenpō Famine
• Tenpō Insurrection in Chōshū
• Tenpō Reform

Tenpō	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Gregorian	1830	1831	1832	1833	1834	1835	1836	1837	1838	1839	1840	1841	1842	1843	1844

Preceded by: Bunsei

Japanese era name

Succeeded by: Kōka