Manji (era)
Manji (万治) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Meireki and before Kanbun. This period started in July 1658 and ended in April 1661.[1] During this time, the emperor was Go-Sai-tennō (後西天皇).[2]
Events of the Manji era

In the 1st year of Manji, fire fighting groups were organized in Edo. This is a lantern of the firefighters (megumi).
- 1658 (Manji 1): After the Great Mereiki Fire, the shogunate organized four teams of firefighters.[3]
- 1658 (Manji 1): Birth of Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu.[4]
- 1659 (Manji 2): In Edo, construction began on the Ryōgoku Bridge (ryogokubashi).[5]
Related pages
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Manji" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 607.
- Nussbaum, "Tennō," pp. 962-963; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 413.
- McClain, James et al. (1994). Edo and Paris: Urban Life and the State in the Early Modern Era, p. xxii.
- Bodart-Bailey, Beatrice. (2006). The Dog Shogun: The Personality and Policies of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, p. 110.
- Titsingh, p. 413.
Other websites
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Manji | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
---|---|---|---|---|
1658 | 1659 | 1660 | 1661 |
Preceded by: Meireki |
Era or nengō: Manji |
Succeeded by: Kanbun |
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