Enkyō (Edo period)

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Enkyō (延享) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") after Kanpō and before Kan'en. This period spanned the years from February 1744 through July 1748. [1] The reigning emperors were Sakuramachi -tennō (桜町天皇) and Momozono -tennō (桃園天皇). [2]

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Change of era

Events of Enkyō era

Notes

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Enkyō", Japan Encyclopedia, p. 179.
  2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 417-418.
  3. Zhuang, T. (1988). Acta Astronomica Sinica, v29:2, p. 208.
  4. 1 2 3 Titsingh, p. 418.

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Preceded by
Kanpō (寛保)
Era or nengō
Enkyō (延享)

1744–1748
Succeeded by
Kan'en (寛延)