Kanpō

, also known as Kampō, was a , also known as Kampō, after Genbun and before Enkyō.  This period started in February 1741 and ended in February 1744.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kampō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 465.  During this time, the emperor was .Nussbaum, "Sakuramachi Tennō," p. 814; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).   Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 417-418.

Events of the Kanpō Era
 1742 (Kanpō 2): A comet was seen in the sky.Titsingh,  p. 418.

 1742 (Kanpō 2, 8th month): Flooding in the provinces of Musashi, Kōzuke, Shimotsuke, and Shinano.  In Heian-kyō, the Sanjo Bridge is washed away.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). Kyoto: the Old Capital, 794-1869, p. 321; Titsingh,  p. 418.

 1743 (Kanpō 3, 11th month): A comet was sighted in the night sky. This comet is likely to have been what is today identified as C/1743 C1 (De-Cheseaux).Zhuang, T. (1988). Acta Astronomica Sinica, v29:2, p. 208; Harvard-Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System; retrieved 2011-12-15.

Related pages 
 Edo period

 References 

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

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Preceded by:GenbunEra or nengō:KanpōSucceeded by:Enkyō

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