Kan'en

was a  after Enkyō and before Hōreki.  This period started in July 1748 and ended in October 1751.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Kan'en" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 469. During this time, the emperor was .Nussbaum, "Momozono Tennō," p. 656; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).   Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 418.

 Events of the Kan'en Era 
 1748 (Kan'en 1): The first performance of the puppet play Kanadehon Chushingura, which presents a classic story of samurai revenge.Hall, John Whitney. (1988). The Cambridge History of Japan, p. xxiii.

 1748 (Kan'en 1): Ambassadors from the Korea and from the Ryukyu Islands were received in Edo.Titsingh,  p. 418.

 7 October 1749 (Kan'en 2, 26th day of the 8th month): Nijō Castle was burnt after it was struck by lightning.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). Kyoto: the Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869, p. 321; Titsingh,  p. 418.

 28 May 1750 (Kan'en 2, 13th day of the 4th month): Former-Emperor Sakuramachi died.Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999).  Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit, p. 186; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 桜町天皇 (115); retrieved 2012-5-27.

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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