Enpō

, also Empo, was a  after Kanbun and before Tenna.  This period started in September 1673 and ended in September 1681.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).   "Empo" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 176.  During this time, the reigning emperor was .Nussbaum, "Reigen Tennō," p. 785; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).   Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 414-415.

 Events of the Enpō era 

 1673 (Enpō 1): A great fire destroyed much of Heian-kyō.Titsingh,  p. 414.

 1673 (Enpō 1): Mitsui opened a dry goods store in Edo.Hall, John Whitney. (1970). Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times, p. 209.

 10 May 1674 (Enpō 2, 5th day of the 4th month): Ingen died at Mampuku-ji near Heian-kyō.

 1675 (Enpō 3): A great fire in Heian-kyō.

 1675 (Enpō 3): The Bonin Islands are explored by shogunate.Tanaka, Hiroyuki. (1993). "The Ogasawara Islands in Tokugawa Japan",  Kaiji Shi Kenkyuu (Journal of the Maritime History).

 7 April 1680 (Enpō 8, 8th day of the 3rd month) : Tokugawa Ietsuna died.

 11 September 1680 (Enpō 8, 19th day of the 8th month): Former-Emperor Go-Mizunoo died.Titsingh, p. 414; Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999).  Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit, p. 186; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 後水尾天皇 (108); 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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