Man'en

was a  after Ansei and before Bunkyū.  This period started in March 1860 and ended in February 1861.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Man'en" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 607.  During this time, the emperor was .Nussbaum, "Kōmei Tennō," p. 553. 

The nengō Tenpō means "Ten Thousand Years Prolonged"Pollack, David. (2002).  Reading Against Culture: Ideology and Narrative in the Japanese novel, p. 208.

Events of the Man'en era
 1860 (Man'en 1): First Western professional photographer to live in Japan was Orrin Freeman in Yokohama.Hannavy, John. (2007). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography, Vol. 1, p. 770. 

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

Related pages 
 Edo period

 References 

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

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