Glossary

Keiō

慶応

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (慶応) for the years 1865–1868: 1865 is Keiō 1 (元年) and Keiō 4 is 1868. Keiō (慶応) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1865. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1865 is Keiō 1 (元年), 1868 its last year, Keiō 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Keiō 2” (慶応2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Genji. After: Meiji.