Jōkyō (貞享?) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,?, lit. The Japanese era calendar scheme is a common Calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era "year name") after Tenna and before Genroku. A year (from Old English gēr) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the Orbit of the Earth around the Sun was a after Enpō and before Jōkyō. This period spanned the years from 1681 through 1684. was a after Jōkyō and before Hōei. This period spanned the years from 1688 through 1704 This period spanned the years from 1684 through 1688. The reigning emperors were Reigen-tennō (霊元天皇?) and Higashiyama-tennō (東山天皇?). ( July 9, 1654 - September 24, 1732) was the 112th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession ( July 9, 1654 - September 24, 1732) was the 112th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession Higashiyama also refers to a ward of Kyoto City Emperor Higashiyama (東山天皇 Higashiyama-tennō) ( October 21 Higashiyama also refers to a ward of Kyoto City Emperor Higashiyama (東山天皇 Higashiyama-tennō) ( October 21 [1]
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Change of era
- Jōkyō gannen (貞享元年?); 1684: The new era of Jōkyō (meaning "Taking Righteousness") was created to mark the start of a new cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The Chinese Zodiac is a 12 year cycle Each year of the 12 year cycle is named after one of the original 12 animals The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Tenna 4, on the 21st day of the 2nd month.
Events of the Jōkyō era
- Jōkyō 1 (1684): A fire burned the Imperial palace to ashes; and the reconstruction would take a year. [2]
- Jōkyō 1 (1684): Having met with success in Osaka's kabuki theater, Chikamatsu Monzaemon begans to write plays for the kabuki audience in Heian-kyō; and in part, his success will stem from the way his work would sometimes mirror current happenings and contemporary urban characters. is a form of traditional Japanese theatre. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate Make-up worn by some of its performers Chikamatsu Monzaemon ( Japanese: 近松門左衛門 real name Sugimori Nobumori, 杉森信盛 1653 – 6 January 1725) was a Japanese [3]
- Jōkyō 2, on the 22nd day of the 2nd month (1685): The former-Emperor Go-Sai died; and a large comet appeared in the night sky. Emperor Go-Sai (後西天皇 Go-Sai-tennō) also called Emperor Go-Saiin (後西院天皇 Go-Saiin-tennō) ( January 1, 1638 &ndash March [1]
- Jōkyō 3, on the 21st day of the 3rd month (1687): Emperor Reigen abdicates in favor of his son, who will become Emperor Higashiyama. [1] After abdication, Reigen's new home will be called the Sentō-gosho (the palace for an ex-Emperor). [2]
- Jōkyō 4, on the 16th day of the 11th month (December 20, 1688): The esoteric Daijō-sai ceremony, having been in abeyane since the time of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara -- for nine reigns -- was revived because of the bakufu's insistence. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (後柏原天皇 Go-Kashiwabara-tennō) ( November 19, 1464 - May 19, 1526) was the 104th emperor [4] This Shinto ritual is performed only once by emperor in the period of the enthronement ceremonies. [5]
Notes
- ^ a b c Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 415.
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869, p. 342.
- ^ Calvet, Robert. (2003). Les Japonais, p. 182.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 318.
- ^ Bock, Felicia G. (1990). "The Great Feast of the Enthronement," Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 27-38.
References
- Bock, Felicia G. (1990). "The Great Feast of the Enthronement," Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 45, No. 1.
- Calvert, Robert. (2003). Les Japonais: Histoire d'un peuple. Paris: Armand Colin. ISBN 2-200-26317-1
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard A. B. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society.
- Screech, Timon. (2006). Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns: Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822. London: RoutledgeCurzon. Routledge is a publisher of non-fiction academic books and journals ISBN 0-700-71720-X
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652], Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. Hayashi Gahō (林鵞峰 (1618 &ndash 1688 also known as Hayashi Shunsai, was a Japanese Neo-Confucian scholar teacher and administrator in the system of is a 17th century chronicle of the serial reigns of Japanese emperors with brief notes about some of the noteworthy events or other happenings during each period par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re. , complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth. Julius Heinrich Klaproth (1783-1835 German Orientalist and traveller Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (RAS was according to its Royal Charter of August 11, 1824 ... Click link for digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)
External links
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Jōkyō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Gregorian | 1684 | 1685 | 1686 | 1687 | 1688 |
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