645–650 Taika 686–686 Shuchō 704–708 Keiun Location Japan | 650–654 Hakuchi 701–704 Taihō 708–715 Wadō | |
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Period March 1860 – February 1861 |
Man'en (万延) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Ansei and before Bunkyū. This period spanned the years from March 1860 through February 1861. The reigning emperor was Kōmei-tennō (孝明天皇).
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Change of era
The new era name is derived from an hortatory aphorism to be found in The Book of the Later Han: "With 100,000,000,000 descendants, your name will forever be recorded" (豊千億之子孫、歴万載而永延).
Events of the Man'en era
References
Man'en Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA