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Eiman Azim
was a after ''Chōkan'' and before ''Nin'an.'' This period spanned the years from June 1165 through August 1166. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * February 13, 1165 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Chōkan'' 3, on the 5th day of the 6th month in the year 1165. Events of the ''Eiman'' era * 1165 (''Eiman 1''): The infant son of Emperor Nijō was named heir apparent; and this Crown Prince will soon become Emperor Rokujō. * August 3, 1165 (''Eiman 1, 25th day of the 6th month''): In the 7th year of Emperor Nijō's reign (桓武天皇7年), the emperor fell so very ill that he abdicated, and the succession (''senso'') was received by his son. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Rokujō is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui''). * September 4, 1165 (''Eiman 1, 27th day of the 7th month''): The former-Emperor Nijō died at age 22.Brown, p. 328; Kitagawa, p.783. Notes References * Brow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Era Name
The , also known as , is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being ""), followed by the literal "" meaning "year". Era names originated in 140 BCE in China, during the reign of the Emperor Wu of Han. As elsewhere in East Asia, the use of era names was originally derived from Chinese imperial practice, although the Japanese system is independent of the Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese era-naming systems. Unlike these other similar systems, Japanese era names are still in use. Government offices usually require era names and years for official papers. The five era names used since the end of the Edo period in 1868 can be abbreviated by taking the first letter of their romanized names. For example, S55 means Shōwa 55 (i.e. 1980), and H22 stands for Heisei 22 (2010). At 62 years and 2 weeks, Shōwa is the longest era to date. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
