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Events of the Keiō era
- 28 September 1866 (Keiō 2, 20th day of the 8th month): Tokugawa Iemochi died at Osaka; and Tokugawa Yoshinobu was named shogun.[6]
- 10 January 1867 (Keiō 2, 5th day of the 12th month): Yoshinobu was formally established as shogun.[6]
- 30 January 1867 (Keiō 2, 25th day of the 12th month): Kōmei died;[7] and the succession passed to his son (senso).
- 10 November 1867 (Keiō 3, 15th day of the 10th month): An Imperial edict defines a restoration of Imperial government.[6]
- 1868 (Keiō 4, 3rd of the 1st month): The Boshin War began with the Battle of Toba-Fushimi.
- 3 September 1868 (Keiō 4, 17th day of the 7th month): Edo was renamed "Tokyo", which means "Eastern Capital".[8]
- 8 October 1868 (Keiō 4, 23rd of the 8th month): Battle of Aizu began.
- 12 October 1868 (Keiō 4, 27th day of the 8th month): Emperor Meiji's role as monarch was confirmed by ceremonies (sokui).[9]
- 23 October 1868 (Keiō 4, 8th day of the 9th month): The nengō was formally changed from Keiō to Meiji; and a general amnesty was granted.[10]
In 1868, the emperor moved his Imperial court to Tokyo; and Edo castle became an Imperial palace.[10] In this way, the capital of Japan moved from Kyoto to Tokyo.[11]
Keio University was named after this era.[12] It is the oldest existing institution of higher learning in Japan.[13]
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References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Keiō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 505.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Kōmei Tennō," p. 553.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Meiji Tennō," p. 624.
- ↑ Lane-Poole, Stanley. (1894). The Life of Sir Harry Parkes, p. 97.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Goryōkaku" ay p. 259.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869, p. 326.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 326; Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit, p. 186; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 孝明天皇 (121); retrieved 2012-5-27.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 327.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 328; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Kunaichō, Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-6-30.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ponsonby-Fane, p. 328.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Meiji-isshin" at p. 624.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Keiō Gijuku Daigaku" at p. 505.
- ↑ Ozaki, Yukio. (2001). The Autobiography of Ozaki Yukio, p. 21.
Other websites
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" ...historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
- National Archives of Japan Imperial standard and colors, Boshin War (1868) Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
| Keiō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 |
| Preceded by: Genji |
Era or nengō: Keiō |
Succeeded by: Meiji |