Manji (era)

was a  after Meireki and before Kanbun.  This period started in July 1658 and ended in April 1661.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002).  "Manji" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 607. During this time, the emperor was .Nussbaum, "Tennō," pp. 962-963; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 413.

Events of the Manji era
 1658 (Manji 1): After the Great Mereiki Fire, the shogunate organized four teams of firefighters.McClain, James et al. (1994). Edo and Paris: Urban Life and the State in the Early Modern Era, p. xxii.

 1658 (Manji 1): Birth of Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu.Bodart-Bailey, Beatrice. (2006). The Dog Shogun: The Personality and Policies of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, p. 110.

 1659 (Manji 2): In Edo, construction began on the Ryōgoku Bridge (ryogokubashi).Titsingh, p. 413.

Related pages 
 Edo period

 References 

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

Manji1st2nd3rd4th  1658  1659  1660  1661
Preceded by:MeirekiEra or nengō:ManjiSucceeded by:Kanbun

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