Enkyō (Edo period)

Change of era

• 1744 Enkyō gannen: The new era of Enkyō was created to mark the start of a new 60-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Kampō 4, on the

  Events of ''Enkyō'' era

• 1744 : Great comet was visible in sky for many months; this comet is likely to have been what is today identified as C/1743 X1.
• 1745 : Tokugawa Ieshige became shōgun of the Edo bakufu.
• 1745 : First establishment of a market fair in the capital was to be found at the temple of Hirano, in the Ōmi province.
• 1746 : A great fire sweeps through Edo.