Bunsei (文政?) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,?, lit. "year name") after Bunka and before Tenpō. This period started in April 1818 and ended in December 1830.[1] During this time, the emperor was Ninkō-tennō (仁孝天皇?).[2]
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Coins minted during the
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- 1822 (Bunsei 5): Edo was struck with 150 earthquake tremors over three days.[3]
- 13 August 1830 (Bunsei 13, 25th day of the 6th month): Earthquake at Kyoto (Latitude: 35.000/Longitude: 136.000), no Richter scale magnitude can be inferred from the available data.[5]
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References [change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bunsei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 92.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Ninkō Tennō," p. 716.
- ↑ Hammer, Joshua. (2006). Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II, p. 63.
- ↑ Screech, Timon. (2006). Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns: Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822, p. 73.
- ↑ U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA/Japan: Significant Earthquake Database; retrieved 2011-12-13.
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