-- NengoCalc 延宝八年三月八日 --> : Tokugawa Ietsuna, the 4th shogun of the Edo bakufu died; and his named successor, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, was ready to take his place as the 5th Tokugawa shogun.
On May 21, 1673 (Enpō 1, 5th day of the 4th month), the Chinese Buddhist teacher Ingen died in the Obaku Zen temple, Mampuku-ji at Uji.