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.
Statements (32)
| 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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