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Period of Japanese history (1644–1648)

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::summary Period of Japanese history (1644–1648) ::

Shōhō was a Japanese era name after Kan'ei and before Keian. This period spanned the years from December 1644 through February 1648. The reigning emperor was Go-Kōmyō-tennō.

Change of era

1644 Shōhō gannen: The era name was changed to Shōhō to mark the enthronement of the new emperor Go-Kōmyō. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Kan'ei 21, on the 16th day of the 12th month.

Events of the ''Shōhō'' era

1644 (Shōhō 1): The third major map of Japan was ordered by the Tokugawa Shogunate—the first having been completed in Keichō 10—at a scale of 1:432,000 (based on maps of the provinces drawn to a scale of 1:21,600).
May 18, 1645 (Shōhō 2, 23rd day of the 4th month): The Shōgun was elevated the court role of Middle Counselor.
June 13, 1645 (Shōhō 2, 19th day of the 5th month): Death of Miyamoto Musashi.
December 1645 (Shōhō 3): Death of Takuan Sōhō, a leading figure in the Zen reform movement.
January 18, 1646 (Shōhō 2, 2nd day of the 12th month): Death of Hosokawa Tadaoki.
May 11, 1646 (Shōhō 3, 26th day of the 3rd month): Death of Yagyū Munenori.
1648 (Shōhō 6): The shogunate issues a legal code governing the lives of commoners in Edo.

Notes

References

Hall, John Whitney. (1997). The Cambridge History of Japan: Early Modern Japan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ;
Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 48943301
Screech, Timon. (2006). Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns: Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779–1822. London: RoutledgeCurzon. ; OCLC 65177072
Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Ōdai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
Traganeou, Jilly. (2004). The Tokaido Road: Traveling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan. London: RoutledgeCurzon.

References

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Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [https://books.google.com/books?id=Cg8oAAAAMAAJ&q=editions:OCLC63259938 ''Annales des empereurs du japon'', p. 412.]
Hall, John Whitney. ''The Cambridge History of Japan.'' p. xx.
Traganeou, Jilly. (2004). ''The [[Tōkaidō (road). Tokaido Road]]: Traveling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan'', p. 230.

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