Tenpō
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Tenpō (天保?) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,?, lit. "year name") after Bunsei and before Kōka. The period spanned the years from 1830 through 1844. The reigning emperor was Ninko-tennō (仁孝天皇?).
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[edit] Change of era
- Tenpō gannen (天保元年?); December 10, 1830: In the 13th year of Bunsei, the new era name of Tenpō (meaning "Heavenly Imperial Protection") was created to mark the disasters of a great fire in Edo and an earthquake at Kyoto. The new era name was created from an hortatory aphorism: "Respect and worship the Ways of heaven. Eternally keep the Mandate of Heaven" (欽崇天道、永保天命).
[edit] Events of the Tenpō era
- Tenpō 5 (1834):
- Kondō Isami born in Tama.
- Tenpō 6 (July 20, 1835): Earthquake in Sanriku (Latitude: 37.900/Longitude: 141.900), 7.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale.[1]...Click link to NOAA/Japan: Significant Earthquake Database
- Hijikata Toshizō born, May 5.
- Tenpō 7 (1836):
- Matsudaira Katamori born in Edo.
- Tenpō 8 (1837):
- Wide-spread uprisings.
- Ōshio Heihachirō Rebellion.
- Ikuta Rebellion.
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- Morrison Incident. American ship repelled by cannon fire from Japanese shores.
- Tokugawa Yoshinobu born.
- Tenpō 9 (1838):
- Tokugawa Ieyoshi takes office as Shogun.
- Tenpō 14 (April 25, 1843): Earthquake in Yezo, Kushiro, Nemuro (Latitude: 41.800/Longitude: 144.800), 8.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale.[1]
- Tenpō 15 (1844):
- Saitō Hajime born in Edo.
- Tenpō Calendar Revision.
- Great Tenpō Famine.
- Tenpō Insurrection in Chōshū.
- Tenpō Reform.
- Fire in Edo Castle.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- "The Japanese Calendar", National Diet Library—historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| 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 |
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