Kan'ei

was a after "Genna" and before "Shōhō." This period started in February 1624 and ended in December 1643. During this time, the emperors and empress were , and .
The "nengō" "Kan'ei" means "Permanent Liberality".
Events of the "Kan'ei" era.
Hayashi Razan and his son wrote "Kan'ei shoka kezuden" in 1641-1643. The shogun ordered the writing of this history of the great clans of Japan.