Tenbun
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, also known as Tembun or Temmon, was a after Kyōroku
and before Kōji. This period spanned the years from July 1532 through October 1555. The reigning emperor was .
Kyoroku
was a after Daiei and before Tenbun. This period spanned the years from August 1528 to July 1532. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1528 : The era name was changed to mark the enthronement of Emperor Go-Nara...
and before Kōji. This period spanned the years from July 1532 through October 1555. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
- 1532 : At the request of Ashikaga YoshiharuAshikaga Yoshiharuwas the 12th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who held the reins of supreme power from 1521 through 1546 during the late Muromachi period of Japan...
, the 12th ShōgunShogunA was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...
of the Muromachi BakufuAshikaga shogunateThe , also known as the , was a Japanese feudal military regime, ruled by the shoguns of the Ashikaga clan.This period is also known as the Muromachi period and gets its name from Muromachi Street of Kyoto where the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu established his residence...
, the era name was changed because of various battles . The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Kyōroku 5, on the 29th day of the 7th month.
Events of the Tenbun era
- 1532 (Tenbun 1, 24th day of the 8th month): YamashinaYamashinaYamashina is a Japanese family name, and can stand for:* Yamashina-no-miya ōke , the third oldest branch of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house, presently extinct* Yamashina-ku, Kyoto...
Honganji set on fire. Hokke Riot in KyōtoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
. - 1536 (Tenbun 5, 26th day of the 2nd month): Go-Nara is formally installed as emperor.
- 1541 (Tenbun 10, 14th day of the 6th month): Takeda Harunobu (later Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen, of Kai Province, was a preeminent daimyo in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period.-Name:Shingen was called "Tarō" or "Katsuchiyo" during his childhood...
) banishes his father, Takeda Nobutora. - 1542 (Tenbun 11, 25th day of the 8th month): Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was daimyoDaimyois a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
of Suruga provinceSuruga Provincewas an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka prefecture. It was sometimes called . Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay.-History:...
, conquered Totomi provinceTotomi Provincewas a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today western Shizuoka Prefecture. Tōtōmi bordered on Mikawa, Suruga and Shinano Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was .-History:...
; and from there, he entered Mikawa provinceMikawa Provinceis an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
where he battled the daimyo of Owari provinceOwari Provincewas an old province of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture, including much of modern Nagoya. Its abbreviation is Bishū .-History:The province was created in 646....
, Oda NobuhideOda Nobuhidewas a warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. His father was Oda Nobusada and Nobuhide was the father of Oda Nobunaga.-Ruling the clan:...
. The Imagawa forces were defeated by the Oda army. - 1543 (Tenbun 12, 25th day of the 8th month): PortuguesePortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
ship drifts ashore at TanegashimaTanegashimais an island lying to the south of Kyushu, in southern Japan, and is part of Kagoshima Prefecture. The island is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands....
, and the gunGunA gun is a muzzle or breech-loaded projectile-firing weapon. There are various definitions depending on the nation and branch of service. A "gun" may be distinguished from other firearms in being a crew-served weapon such as a howitzer or mortar, as opposed to a small arm like a rifle or pistol,...
is first introduced into Japan. - 1543 (Tenbun 13, 7th month): There was flooding in Heian-kyō and nearby areas.
- 1546 (Tenbun 15, 20th day of the 12th month): Ashikaga YoshihusiAshikaga Yoshiteru, also known as Yoshifushi or Yoshifuji, was the 13th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1546 to 1565 during the late Muromachi period of Japan. He was the eldest son of the 12th shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiharu; and his mother was a daughter of Konoe Taneie...
becomes 13th Shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunateAshikaga shogunateThe , also known as the , was a Japanese feudal military regime, ruled by the shoguns of the Ashikaga clan.This period is also known as the Muromachi period and gets its name from Muromachi Street of Kyoto where the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu established his residence...
. - 1547 (Tenbun 11): Joseon-Japanese "Treaty of Tenbun", trading limited to Joseon port of Pusan and Sō clanSo clanThe Sō were a Japanese clan claiming descent from Taira Tomomori. The clan governed and held Tsushima Island from the 13th-century through the late 19th-century, from the Kamakura period until the end of the Edo period and the Meiji restoration....
commerce limited to 20 ships annually. - 1548 (Tenbun 17, 30th day of the 12th month): Nagao Kagetora (later Uesugi KenshinUesugi Kenshinwas a daimyo who ruled Echigo province in the Sengoku period of Japan.He was one of the most powerful lords of the Sengoku period. While chiefly remembered for his prowess on the battlefield, Kenshin is also regarded as an extremely skillful administrator who fostered the growth of local industries...
) replaces his older brother Nagao Harukage as heir to Echigo ProvinceEchigo Provincewas an old province in north-central Japan, on the shores of the Sea of Japan. It was sometimes called , with Echizen and Etchū Provinces. Today the area is part of Niigata Prefecture, which also includes the island which was the old Sado Province. This province was the northernmost part of the...
, with triumphant entry in Kasugayama CastleKasugayama Castle' was the primary fortress of the Japanese warlord Uesugi Kenshin during the Sengoku period. It is situated in what is now the city of Jōetsu, Niigata prefecture, and was originally built and ruled by the Nagao clan....
. - 1549 (Tenbun 18, 24th day of the 2nd month): Princess Nō marries Oda NobunagaOda Nobunagawas the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...
. - 1549 (Tenbun 18, 3rd day of the 7th month): Jesuit Catholic priest Francis XavierFrancis XavierFrancis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534...
arrives in Japan at Kagoshima. - 1549 (Tenbun 18, 27th day of the 11th month): Matsudaira clan of Mikawa ProvinceMikawa Provinceis an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
fall under Imagawa YoshimotoImagawa Yoshimotowas one of the leading daimyo in the Sengoku period Japan. Based in Suruga Province, he was one of the three daimyo that dominated the Tōkaidō region. He was one of the dominant daimyo in Japan for a time, until his death in 1560....
's rule. Matsudaira Takechiyo (later Tokugawa IeyasuTokugawa Ieyasuwas the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
) departs for Imagawa as a hostage. - 1554 (Tenbun 23, 2nd month): Shogun Yoshihusi was changed to Yoshiteru.
External links
- National Diet LibraryNational Diet LibraryThe is the only national library in Japan. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to the U.S...
, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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Preceded by: Kyōroku Kyoroku was a after Daiei and before Tenbun. This period spanned the years from August 1528 to July 1532. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1528 : The era name was changed to mark the enthronement of Emperor Go-Nara... | Era or nengō Japanese era name The Japanese era calendar scheme is a common calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era... : Tenbun | Succeeded by: Kōji |