- Tenpō
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Change of era
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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 inEdo and an earthquake atKyoto . The new era name was created from an hortatory aphorism: "Respect and worship the Ways of heaven. Eternally keep theMandate of Heaven " (欽崇天道、永保天命).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 theRichter Scale .Online "Significant Earthquake Database", U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)] [http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov ...Click link to NOAA/Japan: Significant Earthquake Database]
**Hijikata Toshizō born, May 5.
* "Tenpō 7" (1836 ):
**Matsudaira Katamori born inEdo .
* "Tenpō 8" (1837 ):
** Wide-spread uprisings.
**Ōshio Heihachirō Rebellion.
**Ikuta Rebellion.
**Morrison Incident . American ship repelled by cannon fire from Japanese shores.
**Tokugawa Yoshinobu born.
* "Tenpō 9" (1838 ):
**Tokugawa Ieyoshi takes office asShogun .
* "Tenpō 14" (April 25 ,1843 ): Earthquake in Yezo, Kushiro, Nemuro (Latitude: 41.800/Longitude: 144.800), 8.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale. [see above] ]
* "Tenpō 15" (1844 ):
**Saitō Hajime born in Edo.
** "Tenpō" Calendar Revision.
** Great "Tenpō" Famine.
** "Tenpō" Insurrection in Chōshū.
** Tenpō Reform.
** Fire in Edo Castle.References
External links
* [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ "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 Preceded by:
"Bunsei "Era or "nengō": Tenpō Succeeded by:
"Kōka "
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