Taishō period

Summary

Taishō period is a Japanese era name^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of japanese era name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,980 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Creator: Emperor Taishō^[3]
• Country: Japan^[4]
• Instance of: historical period^[5]
• Follows: Meiji era^[6]
• Followed by: Shōwa era^[7]
• Part of: history of Japan^[8]
• Commons category: Taishō era^[9]
• Unicode character: ㍽^[10]
• Start time: July 30, 1912^[11]
• End time: December 25, 1926^[12]
• Significant event: Taisho Political Crisis^[13], World War I^[14], Rice Riots of 1918^[15], Siberian Intervention^[16], post–World War I recession in the Empire of Japan^[17], aftermath of 1923 Great Kantō earthquake^[18]
• Topic's main category: Category:Taishō era^[19]
• Topic has template: Q10688889^[20]

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Influence

Things named for Taishō period include Taisho Democracy^[21], a historical period^[22], in Empire of Japan^[23]; Nagoya harp^[24]; Taisho Roman^[25], a cultural movement^[26], in Empire of Japan^[27]; Taishō Tripiṭaka^[28], a version, edition or translation^[29]; and Taishō Island^[30], an island^[31], in Japan^[32].

Why It Matters

Taishō period has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Taisho Democracy^[21], a historical period^[22], in Empire of Japan^[23]; Nagoya harp^[24]; Taisho Roman^[25], a cultural movement^[26], in Empire of Japan^[27]; Taishō Tripiṭaka^[28], a version, edition or translation^[29]; and Taishō Island^[30], an island^[31], in Japan^[32].