Kyōhō era

The era Kyōhō (in Japanese: ja 享保) is one of the eras of Japan (ja 年号, nengō , literally “the name of the year”) according to the era Shōtoku and preceding the era Genbun extending from the 1716 to the 1736. The reigning emperors were Nakamikado - tennō (ja 中御門天皇) and Sakuramachi - tennō (ja 桜町天皇).

Change of the era

The Kyōhō era was proclaimed at the time of the sixth year of Shōtoku (1716).

Events of the Kyōhō era

Kyōhō gannen (享保元年) or Kyōhō 1 (1716): Minamoto-No Tokugawa Yoshimune was made shogun.

Kyōhō 2 (1717): The temple Kofuku-ji in Nara was flaring.
Kyōhō 3 (1718): One made the silver moneys called Boun if.
Kyōhō 4 (1719): An ambassador of Korea arrived.
Kyōhō 6, the 3rd day of the 3rd moon (March 30th 1721): Edo was afflicted by a large fire.
Kyōhō 7 (1717): One put out of circulation the copper currencies which carried the inspricption of 元寶 ( genhō ), significance “currency round”.
Kyōhō 9 (1724): Large fire in Osaka.
Kyōhō 10, the 14th day of the 10th month (November 18th 1725): Ily had a considerable fire with Edo there; and in the same year, one built in this capital the temple Gohyaku Rakan-ji. -- '' Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaido '' of Hokusai (C. 1834), collection of the Museum main road of ethnology, Leiden
Kyōhō 11 (1726): The shogun made, in spring, a great shooting party to Kou gabu will bara.
Kyōhō 13 (1728): the shogun went to the temple of Nikko.
Kyōhō 13, the 2nd day of the 3rd moon (April 10th 1728): There was a large flood with Edo.
Kyōhō 14 (1729): One enoya an elephant of China.
Kyōhō 17, the 28e of the 3rd month (1732): There was a large fire with Edo.

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