Japanese era from December 1596 to September 1615 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Keichō (慶長) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Bunroku and before Genna. This period started in October 1596 and ended in July 1615.[1] During this time, the emperors were Go-Yōzei-tennō (後陽成天皇)[2] and Go-Mizunoo-tennō (後水尾天皇).[3]
The nengōKeichō means "Eternal Jubilance"[4] or "Eternal Jubilance".[5]
Gold coins minted during Keichō era
1596 (Keichō 1): Japanese invasion of Korea (also known as the Imjin War).
18 September 1598 (Keichō 3, 18th day of the 8th month): Toyotomi Hideyoshi died at the age of 63.[6]
21 October 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month): Battle of Sekigahara,[6] which was known as "the battle that determined the future of the country" (天下分け目の合戦, Tenka wake-me no kassen).[7]
1605 (Keichō 10): The first major map of Japan was ordered by the shogunate.[9]
1609 (Keichō 12): Satsuma invades Kingdom of Ryukyu; King Shō Nei travels to Edo.[8]
20 May 1610 (Keichō 15, the 27th day of the 3rd month): Toyotomi Hideyori came to Kyoto to visit the former-Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu; and the same day, the emperor announces his intention to resign in favor of his son Masahito.[10]
Titsingh, p. 409; Hirai, Kiyoshi. (1950). "A Short History of the Retired Emperor's Palace in the Edo Era", Architectural Institute of Japan: The Japanese Construction Society Academic Dissertation Report Collection (日本建築学会論文報告集), No.61(19590325), pp. 143–150.