Enpō - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Enpō (延宝), also Empo, was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kanbun and before Tenna. This period started in September 1673 and ended in September 1681.[1] During this time, the reigning emperor was Reigen-tennō (霊元天皇).[2]
Events of the Enpō era
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- 10 May 1674 (Enpō 2, 5th day of the 4th month): Ingen died at Mampuku-ji near Heian-kyō.[3]
- 1675 (Enpō 3): A great fire in Heian-kyō.[3]
- 1675 (Enpō 3): The Bonin Islands are explored by shogunate.[5]
- 7 April 1680 (Enpō 8, 8th day of the 3rd month) : Tokugawa Ietsuna died.[3]
- 11 September 1680 (Enpō 8, 19th day of the 8th month): Former-Emperor Go-Mizunoo died.[6]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Empo" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 176.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Reigen Tennō," p. 785; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 414-415.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Titsingh, p. 414.
- ↑ Hall, John Whitney. (1970). Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times, p. 209.
- ↑ Tanaka, Hiroyuki. (1993). "The Ogasawara Islands in Tokugawa Japan", Kaiji Shi Kenkyuu (Journal of the Maritime History).
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 414; Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit, p. 186; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 後水尾天皇 (108); retrieved 2012-5-27.
Other websites
[change | change source]- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Enpō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1673 | 1674 | 1675 | 1676 | 1677 | 1678 | 1679 | 1680 | 1681 |
Preceded by: Kanbun | Era or nengō: Enpō | Succeeded by: Tenna |