Glossary

Tenshō

天正

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (天正) for the years 1573–1592: 1573 is Tenshō 1 (元年) and Tenshō 20 is 1592. Tenshō (天正) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1573. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1573 is Tenshō 1 (元年), 1592 its last year, Tenshō 20. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Tenshō 2” (天正2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Genki. After: Bunroku.