Tenshō (天正) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō; "year" name) after Genki and before Bunroku. This period spanned the years from July 1573 through December 1592 during the Sengoku era. The reigning emperors were Ōgimachi-tennō (正親町天皇) and Go-Yōzei-tennō (後陽成天皇).
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👉 Tenshō (Momoyama period) in the context of Genki (era)
Genki (元亀) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō; "year name") after Eiroku and before Tenshō. This period spanned from April 1570 through July 1573. The reigning emperor was Ōgimachi-tennō (正親町天皇).
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Tenshō (Momoyama period) in the context of Honnō-ji Incident
The Honnō-ji Incident (本能寺の変, Honnō-ji no Hen) was the assassination of Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga at Honnō-ji, a temple in Kyoto, on 21 June 1582 (2nd day of the sixth month, Tenshō 10). Nobunaga was on the verge of unifying the country, but died in the unexpected rebellion of his vassal Akechi Mitsuhide.
Nobunaga only had a few guards and retainers with him when he was attacked, ending his Sengoku period campaign to unify Japan under his power.Nobunaga's death was avenged two weeks later when his retainer Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Mitsuhide in the Battle of Yamazaki, paving the way for Hideyoshi to complete the unification of Japan.
Tenshō (Momoyama period) in the context of Bunroku
Bunroku (文禄) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō; "year name") after Tenshō and before Keichō. This period spanned the years from December 1592 to October 1596. The reigning emperor was Go-Yōzei-tennō (後陽成天皇).