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Manji (era)

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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

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In the 1st year of Manji, fire fighting groups were organized in Edo. This is a lantern of the firefighters (megumi).
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References

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  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Manji" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 607.
  2. Nussbaum, "Tennō," pp. 962-963; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 413.
  3. McClain, James et al. (1994). Edo and Paris: Urban Life and the State in the Early Modern Era, p. xxii.
  4. Bodart-Bailey, Beatrice. (2006). The Dog Shogun: The Personality and Policies of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, p. 110.
  5. Titsingh, p. 413.

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Manji 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1658 1659 1660 1661
Preceded by:
Meireki
Era or nengō:
Manji
Succeeded by:
Kanbun