Glossary

Kyōhō

享保

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (享保) for the years 1716–1736: 1716 is Kyōhō 1 (元年) and Kyōhō 21 is 1736. Kyōhō (享保) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1716. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1716 is Kyōhō 1 (元年), 1736 its last year, Kyōhō 21. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Kyōhō 2” (享保2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Shōtoku. After: Genbun.