Genbun
Appearance
Genbun (元文) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name"), also Gembun, after Kyōhō and before Kanpō. This period started in April 1736 and ended in February 1741.[1] During this time, the emperor was Sakuramachi-tennō (桜町天皇).[2]
Events of the Genbun era
[change | change source]- 1736 (Genbun 1): The shogunate published an edict declaring that henceforth, the sole, authorized coinage in the empire would be those copper coins which were marked on the obverse with the character 文 (pronounced bun in Japanese or pronounced wen in Chinese. This is to say, the same character which is found in this era name of Genbun).[3]
- 1737 (Genbun 2, 11th month): A comet was seen in the western part of the sky.[3]
- 10 May 1737 (Genbun 2, 11th day of the 4th month): Former-Emperor Nakamikado died.[4]
- 1739 (Genbun 4): Iron coins were minted.[3]
- 1739 (Genbun 4): Hosokawa Etchū-no-kami of Higo was killed in Edo castle by Itakura Katsukane. The murderer was ordered to kill himself.[5]
- 8 August 1740 (Genbun 5, 16th day of the 7th month): Floodings in Heian-kyō (Kyoto). Sanjo Bridge (Sanjo-bashi) is washed away.[6]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Gembun" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 235.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Sakuramachi Tennō," p. 814; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 417-418.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Titsingh, Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). p. 418.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 418; Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit, p. 186; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 中御門天皇 (114); retrieved 2012-5-27.
- ↑ Screech, Timon. (2006). Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns: Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822, pp. 117-121.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). Kyoto: the Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869, p. 321.
Other websites
[change | change source]- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Genbun | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1736 | 1737 | 1738 | 1739 | 1740 | 1741 |
Preceded by: Kyōhō |
Era or nengō: Genbun |
Succeeded by: Kanpō |