Keiō

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Keiō was the final Japanese era of the Edo period, spanning the turbulent years leading up to the Meiji Restoration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese era
nengō
associatedShogun Tokugawa Iemochi NERFINISHED
Tokugawa Yoshinobu NERFINISHED
calendarSystem Japanese lunisolar calendar
capital Edo NERFINISHED
country Japan
endYear 1868
eraChangeReason political instability and need to mark a new beginning
eraNumber 136
finalEraOf Edo period NERFINISHED
follows Genji NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance era immediately preceding Japan’s rapid modernization in Meiji period
last era name used under the Tokugawa shogunate
languageOfName Classical Japanese
namedAfter Keiō (era name meaning “Jubilant Answer” or “Auspicious Response”) NERFINISHED
notableEvent Boshin War NERFINISHED
Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED
Satsuma–Chōshū Alliance NERFINISHED
Second Chōshū expedition NERFINISHED
Taisei Hōkan (restoration of political authority to the Emperor) NERFINISHED
accession of Emperor Meiji
death of Emperor Kōmei
period Edo period NERFINISHED
politicalContext decline of Tokugawa shogunate
rise of imperial loyalist domains
precedes Meiji NERFINISHED
region Japanese archipelago
reigningEmperor Emperor Kōmei NERFINISHED
Emperor Meiji NERFINISHED
startYear 1865
writingSystemOfName kanji

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