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Kanbun (era)

Kanbun (寛文) was a Japanese era after Manji and before Enpō. This period spanned the years from April 1661 to September 1673. The reigning emperors were Go-Sai-tennō (後西天皇) and Reigen-tennō (霊元天皇).

Change of era
1661 : The new era name of Kanbun (meaning "Generous Art") was created to mark a number of disasters, including a great fire at the Imperial Palace. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Manji 4. ==Events of the Kanbun era==
Events of the Kanbun era
March 20, 1662 (Kanbun 2, 1st day of the 2nd month): There was a violent earthquake in Heian-kyō which destroyed the tomb of Toyotomi Hideyoshi . • 1662 (Kanbun 2): Emperor Gosai ordered Tosa Hiromichi (, 1599–1670), a Tosa-school disciple, to adopt the name Sumiyoshi, probably in reference to a 13th-century painter, Sumiyoshi Keinin (), upon assuming a position as official painter for the Sumiyoshi Taisha (). • March 5, 1663 (Kanbun 3, 26th day of the 1st month): Go-sai abdicated in favor of his younger brother, Satohito, aged 10; and then he lived in complete retirement until his death. • June 6, 1663 (Kanbun 3, 1st day of the 5th month): An earthquake struck in Ōmi Province. • 1669 (Kanbun 9): An Ainu rebellion, Shakushain's Revolt (1669–1672), breaks out in Hokkaido against the Matsumae clan1670 (Kanbun 10): The Bonin Islands (Ogasawara Islands) are discovered by the Japanese when a ship bound for Edo from Kyūshū is blown off course by a storm. ==Notes==
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