Glossary

Enbun

延文

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (延文) for the years 1356–1361: 1356 is Enbun 1 (元年) and Enbun 6 is 1361. Enbun (延文) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1356. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1356 is Enbun 1 (元年), 1361 its last year, Enbun 6. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Enbun 2” (延文2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Bunna. After: Kōan.