Meiwa
Japanese era from June 1764 to December 1772
Meiwa (明和) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Hōreki and before An'ei. This period started in June 1764 and ended in November 1772.[1] During this time, the empress and emperor were Go-Sakuramachi-tennō (後桜町天皇)[2] and Go-Momozono-tennō (後桃園天皇).[3]
Events of the Meiwa Era
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- 1766 (Meiwa 3): A plan to remove the Shogun was not successful.[5]
- 1770 (Meiwa 7): A typhoon flattened the newly built Imperial Palace in Kyoto.[6]
- 1770 (Meiwa 7): A great comet (Lexell's Comet) with a very long tale lit up the night skies throughout the summer and autumn.[6]
- 1770 (Meiwa 7): This was the start of 15 years of drought in Japan.[6]
- 9 January 1771: Empress Go-Sakuramachi abdicated; ; and the succession passed to her nephew (senso). Soon after, Emperor Go-Momozono's role as monarch was confirmed by ceremonies (sokui).[7]
- 29 February 1772 (Meiwa 9, 26th day or the 1st month): "The Great Meiwa Fire" -- one of the three greatest Edo fire disasters.[6]
- 2 August 1772 (Meiwa 9, 4th day of the 6th month): A big storm in the Kantō with floods and lost crops.[6]
- 17 August 1772 (Meiwa 9, 19th day of the 6th month): A major storm destroys 4000 houses in Edo.[8]
Related pages
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change- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Meiwa" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 625.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Tennō," pp. 962-963.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Momozono Tennō," p. 257; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 419.
- ↑ Screech, Timon. (2000). The Shogun's Painted Culture, p. 99.
- ↑ Screech, (2006). Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns: Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822. pp. 139-145.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Hall, John Whitney. (1955). Tanuma Okitsugu, 1719-1788, p. 120.
- ↑ Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit, p. 186; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-6-30.
- ↑ Hall, p. 120.
Other websites
change- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Meiwa | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1764 | 1765 | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 |
| Preceded by: Hōreki |
Era or nengō: Meiwa |
Succeeded by: An'ei |
