Eiryaku
Japanese era from January 1160 to September 1161
Eiryaku (永暦) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Heiji and before Ōhō. This period started in January 1160 and ended in September 1161.[1] During this time, the emperor was Nijō-tennō (二条天皇).[2]
Events of the Eiryaku era change
- 1160 (Eiryaku 1): Minamoto no Yoshitomo (1123–1180), was killed in a campaign to overthrow the imperial chancellor, Taira no Kiyomori; and his wife, Tokiwa Gozen was forced to flee Heian-kyō (Kyoto) with her three sons.[3]
- 1161 (Eiryaku 2): The emperor married widow of Emperor Konoe.[4]
Related pages change
References change
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Eiryaku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 172.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des emepereurs du japon, pp. 191-193; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 328; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 208-212.
- ↑ Claremont Colleges Digital Library: Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine Ukiyo-e, Accession No. 93.6.40.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 193.
Other websites change
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Eryaku | 1st | 2nd |
| Gregorian | 1160 | 1161 |
| Preceded by: Heiji |
Era or nengō: 'Eiryaku |
Succeeded by: Ōhō |
