Glossary

Enpō

延宝

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (延宝) for the years 1673–1681: 1673 is Enpō 1 (元年) and Enpō 9 is 1681. Enpō (延宝) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1673. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1673 is Enpō 1 (元年), 1681 its last year, Enpō 9. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Enpō 2” (延宝2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kanbun. After: Tenna.