- Kan'en
.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). "Annales des empereurs du japon," p. 418.]
Change of Era
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1748 : The era name was changed to "Kan'en" (meaning "Prolonging Lenience") to mark the enthronement of Emperor Momozono. The previous era ended and the new era commenced in "Enkyō" 5, on the 12th day of the 7th month.Events of the "Kan'en" Era
* "Kan'en 1" (
1748 ): The first performance of the eleven-act puppet play "Kanadehon Chushingura" (A copybook of the treasury of loyal retainers), depicting the classic story of samurai revenge, the 1702 vendetta of the 47 "rōnin". [Hall, John. (1988). "The Cambridge History of Japan," p. xxiii.]
* "Kan'en 1" (1748 ): Ambassadors from Korea and from the Ryuku Islands were received at court in Heian-kyō.Titsingh, p. 418.]
* "Kanen 2", on the 26th day of the 8th month (October 7 ,1749 ): A terrific storm of wind and rain strikes Kyoto; and the keep ofNijō Castle is burnt after it was struck by lightning. [Ponsonby-Fane, R. (1959). "Kyoto: the Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869," p. 321; Titsingh, p. 418.]Notes
References
* Hall, John Whitney. (1988). "The Cambridge History of Japan," v4: "Early Modern Japan." Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press . ISBN 0-5212-2357-1
* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard A.B. (1959). "Kyoto: the Old Capital, 794-1869." Kyoto: Ponsonby-Fane Memorial.
* Screech, Timon. (2006). "Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns: Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822." London:RoutledgeCurzon . ISBN 0-700-71720-X
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō , 1652] , "Nipon o daï itsi ran ; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon." Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [http://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran ... Click link for digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)]External links
* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection]
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