Genroku
Japanese era from October 1688 to April 1704 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Genroku (元禄) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Jōkyō and before Hōei. This period started in September 1688 and ended in March 1704.[1] During this time, the emperor was Higashiyama-tennō (東山天皇).[2]
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The years of Genroku are generally considered to be the Golden Age of the Edo period. A century of peace and seclusion created good economic conditions[1] and cultural growth.[1]
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Events of the Genroku era
- 1688 (Genroku 1): Tokugawa shogunate published a code of conduct for funerals (Fuku-kiju-ryō) and for mourning.[4]
- 16 September 1689 (Genroku 2, 3rd day of the 7th month): Engelbert Kaempfer arrived at Dejima.[5]
- 1693 (Genroku 6, 12th month): Arai Hakuseki became the tutor of Tokugawa Ienobu.
- 1693 (Genroku 6): The code of conduct for funerals and mourning was changed.[6]
- 1695 (Genroku 8, 8th month): The shogunate placed the Japanese character gen (元) on copper coins.[7]
- 4 December 1696: Former-Empress Meishō died at age 74.[8]
- 1697 (Genroku 10): The 4th official map of Japan was made.[9]
- 1697 (Genroku 10): Great fire in Edo.[7]
- 1698 (Genroku 11): Another great fire in Edo.[7]
- 1703 (Genroku 16, 3rd month): Ōishi Yoshio commits seppuku.[10]
- 1703 (Genroku 16, 5th month): First performance of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's play The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (Sonezaki shinjū).[11]
- 31 December 1703 (Genroku 16, 23rd day of the 11th month): The Great Genroku Earthquake shook Edo.[12] Fire spread in the city.[7] The coast of Honshū was hit by tsunami.[12]
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