Tenpō

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

In the 8th year of Tenpō, the Morrison anchored off Uraga in Tokyo Bay
  • 1833-1836 (Tenpō 4-7): Great Tenpō Famine[1]
  • 1835 (Tenpō 6): Copper coins called Tenpō-tsūhō were minted.[1]
  • 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.[4]
  • 1837-1843 (Tenpō 8-14): Gold and silver coins called Tenpō-kingin were minted.[1]
  • 1837 (Tenpō 8): Tokugawa Ieyoshi became the 12th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.[5]
  • 1837 (Tenpō 8): Uprising led by Ōshio Heihachirō was known as Tempo Jiken[6] and Ikuta Yorozu[7]
  • 1837 (Tenpō 8): Morrison Incident an American ship shelled by cannon fire from Uraga and Kagoshima[8]
  • 1837 (Tenpō 8): Tokugawa Yoshinobu was born[9]
  • 12 December 1840 (Tenpō 11, 19th day of the 11th month): Former-Emperor Kōkaku died.[10]
  • 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.[4]
  • 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.[11]

References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 957. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  2. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 716. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  3. Beasley, W. (1972). The Meiji Restoration. Stanford University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8047-7990-6.
  4. NOAA/Japan "Significant Earthquake Database" -- U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
  5. Hall, John W.; Hall, John Whitney; Brown, Delmer M.; Jansen, Marius B.; McCullough, William H.; Kanai, Madoka; Shively, Donald H.; Yamamura, Kozo; Duus, Peter (1988). The Cambridge History of Japan. Cambridge University Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-521-22355-3.
  6. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 761. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  7. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  8. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 663. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  9. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 979. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  10. Meyer, Eva-Maria (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit: unter besonderer Berucksichtigung der Jahre 1846 bis 1867. Lit. p. 186. ISBN 978-3-8258-3939-0.
  11. Nieuw Archief Voor Wiskunde. Weytingh & Brave. 1907. p. 126.

Other websites

  • "The Japanese Calendar", National Diet Library—historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Tenpō1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
183018311832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844
Preceded by:
Bunsei
Era or nengō:
Tenpō
Succeeded by:
Kōka


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