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*''Date: [[1788]]/1/29''
The Great Tenmei Fire was a fire which broke out in the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace]] on [[1788]]/1/29 and grew to engulf roughly 90% of the city.<ref>Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Kei, "Shiryô shôkai Kishi Akimasa bunko Satsuyû kikô," ''Shiryôhenshûshitsu kiyô'' 31 (2006), 230.</ref>
Not only a great many homes and shops, but also [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] and many Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, and other significant sites suffered severe damage in this fire. Still today a great many buildings at temples, shrines, and other historical sites in the city date from the subsequent rebuilding after this fire.
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==References==
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[[Category:Edo Period]]