Kanbun (era)

Kanbun (寛文), also romanized as Kambun, was a Japanese era (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Manji and before Enpō. This period started in April 1661 and ended in September 1673.^[1] During this time, the emperors were Go-Sai-tennō (後西天皇)^[2] and Reigen-tennō (霊元天皇).^[3]

Events of the Kanbun era

In the 2nd year of Kanbun, the emperor ordered Tosa Hiromichi to change his name to Sumiyoshi Jokei. The seal of the artist is shown here.

20 March 1662 (Kanbun 2, 1st day of the 2nd month): Earthquake in Heian-kyō (Kyoto) destroyed the tomb of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.^[4]

1620 (Kanbun 2): Tosa Hiromichi 土佐広通 (1561–1633)^[5] was ordered by the emperor to change his name to Sumiyoshi Jokei (住吉如慶).^[6]

5 March 1663 (Kanbun 3, 26th day of the 1st month): Emperor Go-sai abdicated; and his younger brother received the succession (senso). Soon after, Emperor Reigen 's role as monarch was confirmed by ceremonies (sokui).^[7]

6 June 1663 (Kanbun 3, 1st day of the 5th month): An earthquake struck in Ōmi Province.^[4]

1668 (Kanbun 8, 1st day of the 2nd month): A major fire in Edo lasted 45 days.^[8]

1670 (Kanbun 10): The Bonin Islands were discovered by the Ogasawara clan.^[9]

Related pages

Edo period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kambun" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 460.
↑ Nussbaum, "Tennō," pp. 962-963.
↑ Nussbaum, "Reigen Tennō," p. 785; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 413-414.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Titsingh, p. 413.
↑ Titsingh, "Sumiyoshi-ha," p. 913.
↑ Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System (JAANUS), "Sumiyoshi"; British Museum, Sumiyoshi Jokei;retrieved 2011-12-9.
↑ Titsingh, p. 413; Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 284; 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 2012-6-29.
↑ Titsingh, p. 414.
↑ Tanaka, Hiroyuki. (1993). "The Ogasawara Islands in Tokugawa Japan", Kaiji Shi Kenkyuu (Journal of the Maritime History).

Other websites

National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Kanbun	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th
	1661	1662	1663	1664	1665	1666	1667	1668	1669	1670	1670	1671	1672	1673

Preceded by:
Manji

Era or nengō:
Kanbun

Succeeded by:
Enpō

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kambun" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 460.

[2] Nussbaum, "Tennō," pp. 962-963.

[3] Nussbaum, "Reigen Tennō," p. 785; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 413-414.

[t413-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Titsingh, p. 413.

[5] Titsingh, "Sumiyoshi-ha," p. 913.

[6] Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System (JAANUS), "Sumiyoshi"; British Museum, Sumiyoshi Jokei;retrieved 2011-12-9.

[7] Titsingh, p. 413; Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 284; 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 2012-6-29.

[8] Titsingh, p. 414.

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

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