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Shōhō (正保?) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,?, lit. "year name") after Kan'ei and before Keian. This period spanned the years from December 1644 through February 1648.[1] The reigning emperor was Go-Komyo-tennō (後光明天皇?).[2]

Change of era

  • 1644 Shōhō gannen (正保元年?): 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.[3]

Events of the Shōhō era

  • 1644 (Shōhō 1): The third major map of Japan was ordered by the Shogunate—the first having been completed in Keicho 10—at a scale of 1:432,000 (based on maps of the provinces drawn to a scale of 1:21,600).[4]
  • May 18, 1645 (Shōhō 2, 23rd day of the 4th month): The Shogun was elevated the court role of Middle Counselor (中納言 Chūnaigon?).[2]
  • December 1645 (Shōhō 3): Death of Takuan Sōhō, a leading figure in the Zen reform movement.[3]
  • January 18, 1646 (Shōhō 2, 2nd day of the 12th month): Death of Hosokawa Tadaoki.[citation needed]
  • May 11, 1646 (Shōhō 3, 26th day of the 3rd month): Death of Yagyu Munenori.[citation needed]
  • June 13, 1646 (Shōhō 3, 30th day of the 4th month): Death of Miyamoto Musashi.[citation needed]
  • 1648 (Shōhō 6): The shogunate issues a legal code governing the lives of commoners in Edo.[3]

Notes

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shōhō" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 881; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 412.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hall, John Whitney. The Cambridge History of Japan. p. xx.
  4. Traganeou, Jilly. (2004). The Tokaido Road: Traveling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan, p. 230.

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Preceded by Era or nengō
Shōhō

1644–1648
Succeeded by
Keian