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
* Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979)
''Gukanshō: The Future and the Past.''Berkeley: University of California Press.
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Nihon Odai Ichiran
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon.'' Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691*
Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York:
Columbia University Press.
OCLC 6042764
External links
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National Diet Library
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, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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