Man'en

Man'en (万延) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Ansei and before Bunkyū. This period started in March 1860 and ended in February 1861.^[1] During this time, the emperor was Kōmei-tennō (孝明天皇).^[2]

The nengō Tenpō means "Ten Thousand Years Prolonged"^[3]

Events of the Man'en era

Coin minted during the Man'en era

1860 (Man'en 1): First Western professional photographer to live in Japan was Orrin Freeman in Yokohama.^[4]

1860 (Man'en 1): First diplomatic mission from modern Japan to the United States.^[5]

Related pages

Edo period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Man'en" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 607.
↑ Nussbaum, "Kōmei Tennō," p. 553.
↑ Pollack, David. (2002). Reading Against Culture: Ideology and Narrative in the Japanese novel, p. 208.
↑ Hannavy, John. (2007). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography, Vol. 1, p. 770.
↑ Press release: "First Japanese Diplomatic Mission to U.S. Is Subject of May 24 Lecture," Library of Congress, April 16, 2010; retrieved 2011-12-14.

Other websites

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

Keichō	1st	2nd
	1860	1861

Preceded by:
Ansei

Era or nengō:
Man'en

Succeeded by:
Bunkyū

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Man'en" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 607.

[2] Nussbaum, "Kōmei Tennō," p. 553.

[3] Pollack, David. (2002). Reading Against Culture: Ideology and Narrative in the Japanese novel, p. 208.

[4] Hannavy, John. (2007). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography, Vol. 1, p. 770.

[loc_press-5] Press release: "First Japanese Diplomatic Mission to U.S. Is Subject of May 24 Lecture," Library of Congress, April 16, 2010; retrieved 2011-12-14.

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