Kanbun (era)

, also romanized as Kambun, was a  after Manji and before Enpō.  This period started in April 1661 and ended in September 1673.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Kambun" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 460. During this time, the emperors were Nussbaum, "Tennō," pp. 962-963.  and .Nussbaum, "Reigen Tennō," p. 785; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 413-414.

Events of the Kanbun era
 20 March 1662 (Kanbun 2, 1st day of the 2nd month): Earthquake in Heian-kyō (Kyoto) destroyed the tomb of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.Titsingh,   p. 413.

 1620 (Kanbun 2): Tosa Hiromichi 土佐広通 (1561–1633)Titsingh, "Sumiyoshi-ha,"  p. 913. was ordered by the emperor to change his name to . Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System (JAANUS), "Sumiyoshi"; British Museum,  Sumiyoshi Jokei;retrieved 2011-12-9.

 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).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.

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

 1668 (Kanbun 8, 1st day of the 2nd month): A major fire in Edo lasted 45 days.Titsingh,  p. 414.

 1670 (Kanbun 10): The Bonin Islands were discovered by the Ogasawara clan.Tanaka, Hiroyuki. (1993). "The Ogasawara Islands in Tokugawa Japan",  Kaiji Shi Kenkyuu (Journal of the Maritime History).

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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