Shōwa era

The Shōwa era was a period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) from December 25, 1926, until his death on January 7, 1989. It was preceded by the Taishō era and succeeded by the Heisei era.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dates from Wikidata (CC0)

Which happened first?

• Shōwa era and Kingdom of Afghanistan began in the same year
• Shōwa era and Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz began in the same year
• Shōwa era began 1 year after Pahlavi Iran
• Shōwa era began 1 year after State of Syria
• Shōwa era began 1 year before Republic of Ararat

Timeline

1. Pahlavi IranDecember 15, 1925 – March 31, 1979
2. State of SyriaJanuary 1, 1925 – 1930
3. Kingdom of AfghanistanJune 9, 1926 – July 17, 1973
4. Kingdom of Nejd and HejazJanuary 8, 1926 – September 23, 1932
5. Shōwa era (this page)December 25, 1926 – January 7, 1989
6. Republic of AraratOctober 28, 1927 – September 1930

Related

• World War IISeptember 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
• Soviet UnionDecember 30, 1922 – December 26, 1991
• World War IJuly 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
• Ottoman EmpireJuly 29, 1299 – November 17, 1922
• Cold War1945 – December 25, 1991
• Middle AgesAD 476 – 1500s
• French RevolutionMay 5, 1789
• Byzantine EmpireJanuary 17, AD 395 – May 29, 1453