Enpō

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

In the 1st year of Enpō, Mitsui opened its first store in Edo

1673 (Enpō 1): A great fire destroyed much of Heian-kyō.^[3]

1673 (Enpō 1): Mitsui opened a dry goods store in Edo.^[4]

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

Edo period

References

↑ 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

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

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Empo" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 176.

[2] Nussbaum, "Reigen Tennō," p. 785; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 414-415.

[titsingh414-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Titsingh, p. 414.

[4] Hall, John Whitney. (1970). Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times, p. 209.

[5] Tanaka, Hiroyuki. (1993). "The Ogasawara Islands in Tokugawa Japan", Kaiji Shi Kenkyuu (Journal of the Maritime History).

[6] 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.

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