Kaei
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Kaei was a Japanese era name (nengō) of the late Edo period, notable for encompassing events such as the arrival of Commodore Perry and the opening of Japan to the West.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese era name
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nengō ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early stages of Japan’s end of isolation (sakoku)
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late Tokugawa foreign policy changes ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar Japanese calendar ⓘ |
| capital | Edo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder |
after Tenpō and Kōka eras
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before Ansei era ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endTime |
1854
ⓘ
Ansei 1, 11th month ⓘ |
| eraNameFor | Emperor Kōmei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraSystem | Japanese nengō system ⓘ |
| follows | Kōka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Japanese archipelago ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| namedAfter | “eternal felicity” (meaning of the characters 嘉永) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Perry’s first visit to Uraga near Edo in 1853
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Perry’s second visit to Japan in 1854 ⓘ arrival of Commodore Matthew C. Perry in Japan ⓘ increasing foreign pressure on the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ opening of Japan to the West ⓘ signing of the Convention of Kanagawa ⓘ |
| period | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInTime | late Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Ansei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanization | Ka’ei ⓘ |
| script | kanji ⓘ |
| startTime |
1848
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Kōka 5, 4th month ⓘ |
| transliteration | 嘉永 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
dating years in Japan
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official documents of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
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