Tenpō (天保?) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,?, lit. "year name"), also known as Tempō, after Bunsei and before Kōka. The period started in December 1830 and ended in December 1844.[1] During this time, the emperor was Ninko-tennō (仁孝天皇?).[2]
The nengō Tenpō means "Heavenly Protection".[3]
Events of the Tenpō era [change]
In the 8th year of
Tenpō', the Morrison
anchored off Uraga in Tokyo Bay
- 1833-1836 (Tenpō 4-7): Great Tenpō Famine[4]
- 1835 (Tenpō 6): Copper coins called Tenpō-tsūhō were minted.[5]
- 20 July 1835 (Tenpō 6, 7th day of the 6th month): Earthquake in Sanriku (Latitude: 37.900/Longitude: 141.900), 7.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale.[6]
- 1837-1843 (Tenpō 8-14): Gold and silver coins called Tenpō-kingin were minted.[5]
- 25 April 1843 (Tenpō 14, 25th day of the 3rd month): Earthquake in Hokkaido (Latitude: 41.800/Longitude: 144.800), 8.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale.[6]
- 1844 (Tenpō 15): Errors in the lunar calendar were corrected. The new calendar was called the Tenpō-Jinin. It was in use in Japan until 1872 when the Gregorian calendar was adopted.[13]
Related pages [change]
References [change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tempō" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 957.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Ninkō Tennō," p. 716.
- ↑ Beasley, William G. (1972). The Meiji Restoration, p. 64 n*.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Tempō no Kikin" at p. 957.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nussbaum, "Tenpō-tsūhō" at p. 957.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 NOAA/Japan "Significant Earthquake Database" -- U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
- ↑ Hall, John Whitney et al. (1991). Early Modern Japan, p. 21.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Ōshio Heihachirō" at p. 761.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Ikuta Yorozu" at p. 382.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Morrison" at p. 663.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Tokugawa Yoshinobu" at p. 979.
- ↑ Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit, p. 186; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 光格天皇 (119); retrieved 2012-5-27.
- ↑ Hayashi, Tsuruichi. (1907). "A Brief history of the Japanese Mathematics," Nieuw archief voor wiskunde ("New Archive of Mathematics"), p. 126.
Other websites [change]
- "The Japanese Calendar", National Diet Library—historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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