Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Regnal Years...

A regnal year is a latin word meaning kingdom.
Kansei (1789–1801)
Kyōwa (1801–1804)
Bunka (1804–1818)
Bunsei (1818–1830)
Tenpō (1830–1844)
Kōka (1844–1848)
Kaei (1848–1854)
Ansei (1854–1860)
Man'en (1860–1861)
Bunkyu (1861–1864)
Genji (1864–1865)
Keio (1865–1867)
Meiji (1868–1912)
Taishō (1912–1926)
Shōwa (December 25, 1926 – January 7, 1989)
Heisei (January 8, 1989 – present)