, also known as Ninnan, was a after ''

Eiman 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. T ...

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.'' This period spanned the years from August 1166 through April 1169. The reigning emperors were and .

Change of era

* February 3, 1166 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Eiman'' 2, on the 27th day of the 8th month of 1166.

Events of the ''Nin'an'' era

* 1168 (''Nin'an 3, 2nd month ''): Rokujō was deposed at age 5, and he received the title ''Daijō-daijin tennō''. * March 30, 1168 (''Nin'an 3, 19th day of the 2nd month''): In the 3rd year of Rokujō''-tennō''s reign (六条天皇3年), the emperor was deposed by his grandfather, and the succession (''senso'') was received by his cousin, the third son of the retired-Emperor Go-Shirakawa. Sometime thereafter, Emperor Takakura is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui''), and he is proclaimed emperor. * April 29, 1168 (''Nin'an 3, 20th day of the 3rd month''): Takakura succeeds Rokujo on the

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References

;Sources * Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979)
''Gukanshō: The Future and the Past.''
Berkeley: University of California Press.
OCLC 251325323
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''

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''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:

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External links

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, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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