Hōreki

Hōreki, also known as Horyaku, was a Japanese era name after Kan'en and before Meiwa. The period spanned the years from October 1751 through June 1764. The reigning emperor and empress were Emperor Momozono of Japan and Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan.

Change of era

1751 Hōreki 1: The new era of Hōreki was said to have been created to mark the death of the retired Emperor Sakuramachi and the death of the former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshimune.

The previous era could be said to have ended and the new era is understood to have commenced in Kan'en 4, on the 27th day of the 10th month; however, this nengō was promulgated retroactively. The Keikō Kimon records that the calendar was amended by Imperial command, and the era was renamed Hōreki on December 2, 1754, which then would have become 19th day of the 10th month of the 4th year of Hōreki.

Events of the ''Hōreki'' era

1752 : An ambassador arrived from the Ryūkyū Kingdom.
1754 : The Hōreki River Improvement Incident
1758 : The Hōreki incident involved a small number of kuge who favored a restoration of Imperial power; and this was construed as a threat by the shogunate.
1760 : Shogun Ieshige resigns and his son, Ieharu, becomes the 10th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
1762 : The Emperor Momozono abdicated in favor of his sister; and he died shortly thereafter.
1763 : A merchant association handling Korean ginseng is founded in the Kanda district of Edo.
1764 : Sweet potatoes are exported from Edo to Korea. The food crop in Korea is the result of a diplomatic mission.