Official Year - Kannen

Japanese: 官年 - かんねん
Official Year - Kannen

...When inheriting a lord, he or she could be reduced or transferred due to their young age. The age at which they reported their status was called the kannen (official age), and this age was recorded in the official records of the shogunate. The daimyo had many concubines, making their lives complicated.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kanen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…遺跡相続のときに幼少という理由で減封されたり移封されたりするからである。届出した年齢は官年といい,幕府の公式記録にはこの年齢が記されている。大名には多くの侍妾がいたので,その生活は複雑である。…

※「官年」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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