Bunka
Sign in to savewas a after Kyōwa and before Bunsei. The period spanned the years from January 1804 to April 1818. The reigning emperors were and .
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- Instance of
- Japanese era name
- Country
- Japan
- Followed by
- Bunsei
- Follows
- Kyōwa
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- name in kana
- ぶんか
- start time
- 1804-03-22
- end time
- 1818-05-25
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- Change of era
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was a after Kyōwa and before Bunsei. The period spanned the years from January 1804 to April 1818. The reigning emperors were and .
==Change of era== February 11, 1804 (): The new era name of Bunka ( meaning "Culture" or "Civilization") was created to mark the start of a new 60-year cycle of the Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch system of the Chinese calendar which was on New Year's Day, the new moon day of 2 November 1804. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Kyōwa 4.
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