Glossary

Bunsei

文政

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (文政) for the years 1818–1830: 1818 is Bunsei 1 (元年) and Bunsei 13 is 1830. Bunsei (文政) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1818. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1818 is Bunsei 1 (元年), 1830 its last year, Bunsei 13. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Bunsei 2” (文政2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Bunka. After: Tenpō.