Kan'ei

Kan'ei (寛永) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Genna and before Shōhō. This period started in February 1624 and ended in December 1643.^[1] During this time, the emperors and empress were Go-Mizunoo-tennō (後水尾天皇),^[2] and Meishō-tennō (明正天皇).^[3]

The nengō Kan'ei means "Permanent Liberality".^[4]

1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
2. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
3. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 625. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
4. ↑ Munro, Neil Gordon (1904). Coins of Japan. Box of curios printing and publishing Company. p. 111.