Enkyō (Edo period)
Japanese historical era
Enkyō (延享) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kanpō and before Kan'en. This period started in February 1744 and ended in July 1748.[1] During this time the, emperors were Sakuramachi-tennō (桜町天皇)[2] and Momozono-tennō (桃園天皇).[3]
Events of Enkyō era change
- 1744 (Enkyō 1): Great comet was visible in sky for many months; this comet is now identified as C/1743 X1 (De Cheseaux).[4]
- 1745 (Enkyō 2): Tokugawa Ieshige became shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.[5]
- 9 June 1747 (Enkyō 4, 21st day of the 4th month): Sakuramachi abdicated; and the succession passed to his son (senso). Soon after, Emperor Momozono's role as monarch was confirmed by ceremonies (sokui).[6]
Related pages change
- Edo period
- Enkyō (Kamakura period), 1308-1311
Notes change
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Enkyō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 179.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Sakuramachi Tennō," p. 814.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Momozono Tennō," p. 656; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 417-418.
- ↑ Zhuang, T. (1988). Acta Astronomica Sinica, v29:2, p. 208; Harvard-Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System; retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Titsingh, p. 418.
- ↑ Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit, pp. 47; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-6-30.
Other websites change
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Enkyō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1744 | 1745 | 1746 | 1747 | 1748 |
| Preceded by: Kanpō |
Era or nengō: Enkyō |
Succeeded by: Kan'en |
