Kanbun (era)

Kanbun (寛文), also romanized as Kambun, was a Japanese era (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Manji and before Enpō. This period started in April 1661 and ended in September 1673.^[1] During this time, the emperors were Go-Sai-tennō (後西天皇)^[2] and Reigen-tennō (霊元天皇).^[3]

1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kambun" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 460.
2. ↑ Nussbaum, "Tennō," pp. 962-963.
3. ↑ Nussbaum, "Reigen Tennō," p. 785; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 413-414.