Ansei

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Ansei was a Japanese era in the mid-19th century marked by political unrest, foreign pressure to open Japan, and significant natural disasters.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ansei canonical 4
Ansei era 2
Tenshō 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese era name
historical period
associatedWith Britain
linked to: Great Britain

France
Netherlands
Russia
United States
calendarSystem Japanese lunisolar calendar
capital Edo
causeOfChange signing of treaties with Western powers
characterizedBy foreign pressure to open Japan
natural disasters
political unrest
sonnō jōi movement
unequal treaties
country Japan
currency Tokugawa coinage
endDate 1860-03-18
endYear 1860
eraNameMeaning tranquil government
follows Kaei
governmentType feudal military government
hasEraCode 安政
hasLanguage Japanese
hasTypeOfDisaster earthquakes
tsunamis
location Tokugawa shogunate
notableEvent Ansei Edo earthquake
Ansei Nankai earthquake
Ansei Purge
Ansei Treaties
Ansei Tōkai earthquake
Ansei great earthquakes
Harris Treaty
Sakuradamon Incident (1860)
partOf Bakumatsu
period Edo period
precedes Man’en
reigningEmperor Emperor Kōmei
relatedTo Hakodate port opening
linked to: Port of Hakodate

Shimoda port opening
Yokohama port opening
opening of Japanese ports
shogun Tokugawa Iemochi
Tokugawa Iesada
startDate 1854-11-27
startYear 1854

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emperor Toba eraNameUsed Tenshō
linked to: Ansei
1854 Ansei-Tokai earthquake era Ansei era
linked to: Ansei
Ii Naosuke eraName Ansei era
linked to: Ansei
Kaei precedes Ansei
Man’en follows Ansei