Enpō (延宝) (contemporarily written as 延寳) is the
Japanese era name (年号, nengō, "year name") after Kanbun and before Tenna. This period spanned the years from September 1673 to September 1681.[1] The reigning emperor was
Reigen-tennō (霊元天皇).[2]
Change of era
1673Enpō gannen (延宝元年): The new era of Enpō (meaning "Prolonged Wealth") was created to mark a number of disasters, including a great fire in
Kyōto. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Kanbun 14, on the ninth day of the 13th month.
Events of the Enpō era
1673 (Enpō 1): There was a great fire in
Heian-kyō.[3]
1673 (Enpō 1): The foundations for
Mitsui financial success began with the opening of a dry good store in
Edo.[4]
May 10, 1674 (Enpō 2, 5th day of the 4th month):
Ingen Ryūki, founder of the
Ōbaku sect of Japanese Zen Buddhism, died at
Manpuku-ji, a Buddhist temple which Ingen had founded at
Uji, near Heian-kyō.[3]
1675 (Enpō 3): A devastating fire burned Heian-kyō.[3]
1675 (Enpō 3): The
Bonin Islands (Ogasawara Islands) are explored by shogunate expedition, following up "discovery" of the islands by the Japanese when a ship bound for Edo from Kyūshū is blown off course by a storm in Kanbun 10. The islands are claimed as a territory of Japan.[5]
April 7, 1680 (Enpō 8, 8th day of the 3rd month) :
Tokugawa Ietsuna, the 4th shōgun of the
Edo bakufu died; and his named successor,
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, was ready to take his place as the 5th Tokugawa shōgun.[3]
Enpō (延宝) (contemporarily written as 延寳) is the
Japanese era name (年号, nengō, "year name") after Kanbun and before Tenna. This period spanned the years from September 1673 to September 1681.[1] The reigning emperor was
Reigen-tennō (霊元天皇).[2]
Change of era
1673Enpō gannen (延宝元年): The new era of Enpō (meaning "Prolonged Wealth") was created to mark a number of disasters, including a great fire in
Kyōto. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Kanbun 14, on the ninth day of the 13th month.
Events of the Enpō era
1673 (Enpō 1): There was a great fire in
Heian-kyō.[3]
1673 (Enpō 1): The foundations for
Mitsui financial success began with the opening of a dry good store in
Edo.[4]
May 10, 1674 (Enpō 2, 5th day of the 4th month):
Ingen Ryūki, founder of the
Ōbaku sect of Japanese Zen Buddhism, died at
Manpuku-ji, a Buddhist temple which Ingen had founded at
Uji, near Heian-kyō.[3]
1675 (Enpō 3): A devastating fire burned Heian-kyō.[3]
1675 (Enpō 3): The
Bonin Islands (Ogasawara Islands) are explored by shogunate expedition, following up "discovery" of the islands by the Japanese when a ship bound for Edo from Kyūshū is blown off course by a storm in Kanbun 10. The islands are claimed as a territory of Japan.[5]
April 7, 1680 (Enpō 8, 8th day of the 3rd month) :
Tokugawa Ietsuna, the 4th shōgun of the
Edo bakufu died; and his named successor,
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, was ready to take his place as the 5th Tokugawa shōgun.[3]