was a after '' Tenshō'' and before ''

Keichō was a after '' Bunroku'' and before '' Genna''. This period spanned from October 1596 to July 1615. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * 1596 : The era name was changed to ''Keichō'' to mark the passing of various natural disaste ...

.'' This period spanned the years from December 1592 to October 1596.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Bunroku''" i
''Japan encyclopedia'', p. 92
n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'
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The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

* 1592 : The era name was changed. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Tenshō'' 20.

Events of the ''Bunroku'' era

* 1592 (''Bunroku 1''):

Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period, Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods and regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: ...

invades

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

( ''Bunroku no Eki''), also known as ''Bunroku Keichō no Eki.'' * 1592 (''Bunroku 1''): Ogasawara Sadayori claims to have discovered the

Bonin Islands The Bonin Islands, also known as the , is a list of islands of Japan, Japanese archipelago of over 30 subtropical and Island#Tropical islands, tropical islands located around SSE of Tokyo and northwest of Guam. The group as a whole has a total ...

; and the territory was granted to him as a fief by

. * 1592 (''Bunroku 1''): Silver coins called ''Bunroku-tsūhō'' were minted to pay Hideyoshi's troops. The 23.25 mm diameter coins weighed 1 ''

momme Momme may refer to: * Momme Andresen (1857–1951), German industrial research chemist * Momme Peterson (1771–1835), Danish-Norwegian businessperson and politician * Momme (unit), a Japanese historic unit of weight, or units based on it: ** A ...

'' (approximately 3.75 g). Copper coins were issued at the same time, but none are known to have survived. * 1593 (''Bunroku 2''):

Toyotomi Hideyori was the son and designated successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the general who united all of Japan toward the end of the Sengoku period. His mother, Yodo-dono, was the niece of Oda Nobunaga. Early life Born in 1593, he was Hideyoshi's sec ...

is born to Hideyoshi's mistress

Yodo-Dono or (1569 – June 4, 1615), also known as Lady Chacha (茶々), was a Japanese historical figure in the late Sengoku period. She was the concubine and the second wife of Japanese ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi. As the mother of his son and successor ...

—an infant son and possible heir. * 1595 (''Bunroku 4''):

Toyotomi Hidetsugu was a during the Sengoku period of Japan. He was the nephew and retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the unifier and ruler of Japan from 1590 to 1598. Despite being Hideyoshi's closest adult, male relative, Hidetsugu was accused of atrocities and at ...

loses his position and power.Sansom
p. 366.
/ref> * 1589-1595: An agrarian reform (''Bunroku no Kenchi'') initiated by Hideyoshi; a general census of the population and a national survey.

Notes

References

* * Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). ''Japan Encyclopedia.'' Cambridge:

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.
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* Sansom, George Bailey. (1958). ''A History of Japan, ;
OCLC 16859819
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''

Nihon Odai Ichiran Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in t ...

''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691

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