User:Tenmei

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Daruma (達磨).

My username is derived from Tenmei (天明), which was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") after An'ei and before Kansei. This period spanned the years from 1781 through 1789. The new era name of Tenmei (meaning "dawn") was created to mark the enthronement of Emperor Kōkaku-tennō (光格天皇). The previous era ended and the new one commenced in An'ei 11, on the 2nd day of the 4th month.