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Kaei

Kaei (嘉永) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kōka and before Ansei. This period started in February 1848 and ended in November 1854.[1] During this time, the emperor was Kōmei-tennō (孝明天皇).[2]

The nengō Kaei means "Celebration of Eternity"[3] or "Eternal Felicity"[4]

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kaei" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 444.
  2. Nussbaum, "Kōmei Tennō," p. 553.
  3. Keene, Donald. (1999). Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature of the Modern Era; Poetry, Drama, Criticsm, p. 393.
  4. Satow, Ernest Mason. (1905). Japan 1853-1864, Or, Genji Yume Monogatari, p. 11.

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