Hōreki

Hōreki (宝暦), also known as Horyaku,[1] was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kan'en and before Meiwa. The period started in October 1751 and ended in June 1764.[2] During this time, the emperor and emperess were Momozono-tennō (桃園天皇)[3] and Go-Sakuramachi-tennō (後桜町天皇).[4]

The nengō Hōreki means "Valuable Calendar" or "Valuable Almanac".[5] This time frame was created by Emperor Momozono in 1754.

Events of the Hōreki era

The previous era ended in 1751 (Kan'en 4, 27th day of the 10th month); however, this nengō was created years later. By Imperial command, the era was re-named on December 2, 1754, which then became 19th day of the 10th month of the 4th year of Hōreki.[5]

  • 1752 (Hōreki 2): An ambassador from the Ryūkyū Kingdom was received in Edo.[6]
Grave of Takenaka Denroku who killed himself in the Hōreki era because of problems with the Kizo River flood control project
  • 1754 (Hōreki 4): Shimazu clan was ordered to complete Kizo River flood control project[7]
  • 1755 (Hōreki 5): Calendar reform by Abe Yasukuni,[8] Shibukawa Kōkyō[9] and Nishiyama Seikyū is named Horiki Kojutsu Gen-reki (Hōryaku calendar)[2]
  • 1758 (Hōreki 8): Takenouchi Shikibu and others taught Confucianism and martial arts to the emperor in Kyoto.[2]
  • 1760 (Hōreki 10): Shogun Tokugawa Ieshige resigned and his son, Tokugawa Ieharu, became the 10th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.[10]
  • 1762 (Hōreki 12): Emperor Momozono abdicated; and the succession passed to his sister (senso). Soon after, Empress Go-Sakuramachi's role as monarch was confirmed by ceremonies (sokui).[11]
  • 31 August 1762 (Hōreki 12, 12th day of the 7th month): Former-Emperor Momozono died.[12]
  • 1763 (Hōreki 13): A merchant association handling Korean ginseng is founded in the Kanda district of Edo.[13]
  • 1764 (Hōreki 14): Sweet potatoes are exported from Edo to Korea. The food crop in Korea is the result of a diplomatic mission.[14]

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References

  1. Penkala, Maria (1980). A Survey of Japanese Ceramics: A Handbook for the Collector. Interbook International. p. 245.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  3. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 656. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  4. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. pp. 962–963. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). Kyoto: the Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869, p. 321.
  6. Klaproth, Julius von (1834). Nipon o dai itsi ran: ou Annales des empereurs du Japon. Oriental Translation Fund. p. 418.
  7. Yamamoto, Shugoro; Inoue, Mihoko; Hennessy, Eileen B. (2006). 花筵. Tuttle Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8048-3333-2.
  8. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  9. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 850. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  10. Klaproth, Julius von (1834). Nipon o dai itsi ran: ou Annales des empereurs du Japon. Oriental Translation Fund. p. 419.
  11. Meyer, Eva-Maria (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit: unter besonderer Berucksichtigung der Jahre 1846 bis 1867. Lit. p. 49. ISBN 978-3-8258-3939-0.
  12. Meyer, Eva-Maria (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit: unter besonderer Berucksichtigung der Jahre 1846 bis 1867. Lit. p. 186. ISBN 978-3-8258-3939-0.
  13. Hall, John Whitney. (1988). The Cambridge History of Japan, p. xxiii.
  14. Kim, Jinwung (2012). A History of Korea: From "Land of the Morning Calm" to States in Conflict. Indiana University Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-253-00078-1.

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Preceded by:
Kan'en
Era or nengō:
Hōreki
Succeeded by:
Meiwa