Tenbun

, also known as Tembun or Temmon, was a  after Kyōroku and before Kōji.  This period started in July 1532 and ended in October 1555.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Tembun" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 956. During this time, the emperor was Nussbaum, "Go-Nara Tennō," p. 257; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 372-382. or .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 372–382.

Events of the Tenbun era
 1536 (Tenbun 5, 26th day of the 2nd month): Go-Nara was formally established as emperor.Titsingh,  p. 374; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō,  Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Kunaichō,  Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-6-29.

 1542 (Tenbun 11, 25th day of the 8th month): Imagawa Yoshimoto of Suruga Province lost battle with army of Oda Nobuhide.Titsingh,   p. 376.

 1543 (Tenbun 12, 25th day of the 8th month):  Portuguese ship landed at Tanegashima bringing the first gun into Japan. History of Kagoshima ; retrieved 2011-12-6.

 1543 (Tenbun 13, 7th month): Flooding in Kyoto and nearby areas.Titsingh,   p. 377.

 1546 (Tenbun 15, 20th day of the 12th month):  Ashikaga Yoshiteru became 13th Shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate.Titsingh,  p. 378.

 1547 (Tenbun 11): Joseon and "Treaty of Tenbun" limited trade to Korean port of Pusan.Hall, John Whitney. (1997).  The Cambridge History of Japan: Early Modern Japan, p. 249.

 15 August 1549 (Tenbun 18, 22nd day of the 7th month):  Jesuit Catholic priest Francis Xavier arrived in JapanCatholic Bishops Conference of Japan, "An Overview of the History of the History of the Catholic Church in Japan"; retrieved 2012-4-27.

 1551 (Tenbun 20): The first mechanical clock was brought to Japan by Xavier; and he gave it to Ouichi Yoshitaka.Oosterling, Henk. (1996).  Time and Temporality in Intercultural Perspective, p. 96.

Related pages 
 Muromachi period

 References 

 Other websites 
 National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

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