was a after '' Ansei'' and before ''

Bunkyū was a after ''Man'en'' and before ''Genji (era), Genji''. This period spanned the years from March 1861 through March 1864. The reigning Emperor of Japan, emperor was . Change of era * March 29, 1861 (''Man'en 2/Bunkyū 1, 19th day of the 2nd ...

''. This period spanned the years from March 1860 through February 1861. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

* March 18, 1860 (): The new era name was created to mark the destruction caused by a fire at Edo Castle and the assassination of Ii Naosuke (also known as "the disturbance" or "the incident" at the Sakurada-mon). The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Ansei'' 7. 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

* 1860 (''Man'en 1''): First Western professional photographer to establish residence in Japan, Orrin Freeman began living in YokohamaHannavy, John. (2007). * 1860 (''Man'en 1''): First foreign mission to the United States.Press release
"First Japanese Diplomatic Mission to U.S. Is Subject of May 24 Lecture,"

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, April 16, 2010.

Gallery

Image:SakuradaGate2.jpg, Edo Castle's Sakurada Gate (''Sakurada-mon''): The assassination of Ii Naosuke occurred nearby.

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). ''Japan Encyclopedia.'' Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
OCLC 48943301
* Satow, Ernest Mason and Baba Bunyei. (1905)
''Japan 1853-1864, Or, Genji Yume Monogatari.''
Tokyo: .

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