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645–650
  
Taika

686–686
  
Shuchō

704–708
  
Keiun

End date
  
October 1751

650–654
  
Hakuchi

701–704
  
Taihō

708–715
  
Wadō

Kan'en

Kan'en (寛延) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Enkyō and before Hōreki. This period spanned the years from July 1748 to October 1751. The reigning emperor was Momozono-tennō (桃園天皇).

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Change of Era

  • 1748 Kan'en gannen (寛延元年): The era name was changed to Kan'en (meaning "Prolonging Lenience") to mark the enthronement of Emperor Momozono. The previous era ended and the new era commenced in Enkyō 5, on the 12th day of the 7th month.

    • Events of the Kan'en Era

  • 1748 (Kan'en 1): The first performance of the eleven-act puppet play Kanadehon Chushingura (A copybook of the treasury of loyal retainers), depicting the classic story of samurai revenge, the 1702 vendetta of the 47 rōnin.
  • 1748 (Kan'en 1): Ambassadors from Korea and from the Ryukyu Islands were received at court in Heian-kyō.
  • October 7, 1749 (Kan'en 2, 26th day of the 8th month): A terrific storm of wind and rain strikes Kyoto; and the keep of Nijō Castle is burnt after it was struck by lightning.

    • References

    Kan'en Wikipedia
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