Meireki

Meireki (明暦) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Jōō and before Manji. This period started in April 1655 and ended in July 1658.^[1] During this time, the emperor was Go-Sai-tennō (後西院天皇).^[2]

Events of the Meireki era

In the 1st year of Meireki, a Joseon diplomatic mission was received

In Meireki 3, Edo was burned in a great fire

1655 (Meireki 1): The ambassador of Korea is received in Japan.^[3]

1655 (Meireki 1): Emperor Go-Mizunoo went for the first time to location at base of Mount Hiei where Shugakuin Palace (Shugakuin Rikyū) would be built.^[4]

2-3 March 1657 (Meireki 3, 18th-19th days of the 1st month): The city of Edo was destroyed by fire, also known as the Great Fire of Meireki.^[3]

In 1656-1659, Go-Mizunoo built the Imperial villa and Japanese gardens at Shugakuin Rikyū.^[5]

Related pages

Edo period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Meireki" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 625.
↑ Nussbaum, "Tennō," pp. 962-963; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 413.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Titsingh, p. 413.
↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). Kyoto: the Old Capital, 794-1869, p. 318.
↑ Nussbaum, "Shugaku-in Rikyū" at p. 890.

Other websites

National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Meireki	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
	1655	1656	1657	1658

Preceded by:
Jōō

Era or nengō:
Meireki

Succeeded by:
Manji

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Meireki" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 625.

[2] Nussbaum, "Tennō," pp. 962-963; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 413.

[titsingh413-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Titsingh, p. 413.

[4] Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). Kyoto: the Old Capital, 794-1869, p. 318.

[5] Nussbaum, "Shugaku-in Rikyū" at p. 890.

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