Meiwa
Japanese era from June 1764 to December 1772 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meiwa (明和) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Hōreki and before An'ei. This period started in June 1764 and ended in November 1772.[1] During this time, the empress and emperor were Go-Sakuramachi-tennō (後桜町天皇)[2] and Go-Momozono-tennō (後桃園天皇).[3]
Events of the Meiwa Era
- 1766 (Meiwa 3): A plan to remove the Shogun was not successful.[5]
- 1770 (Meiwa 7): A typhoon flattened the newly built Imperial Palace in Kyoto.[6]
- 1770 (Meiwa 7): A great comet (Lexell's Comet) with a very long tale lit up the night skies throughout the summer and autumn.[6]
- 1770 (Meiwa 7): This was the start of 15 years of drought in Japan.[6]
- 9 January 1771: Empress Go-Sakuramachi abdicated; ; and the succession passed to her nephew (senso). Soon after, Emperor Go-Momozono's role as monarch was confirmed by ceremonies (sokui).[7]
- 29 February 1772 (Meiwa 9, 26th day or the 1st month): "The Great Meiwa Fire" -- one of the three greatest Edo fire disasters.[6]
- 2 August 1772 (Meiwa 9, 4th day of the 6th month): A big storm in the Kantō with floods and lost crops.[6]
- 17 August 1772 (Meiwa 9, 19th day of the 6th month): A major storm destroys 4000 houses in Edo.[8]
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