Eien

Eien (永延) was a Japanese era (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kanna and before Eiso. This period started in April 987 and ended in August 988.^[1] The reigning emperor was Ichijō-tennō (一条天皇).^[2]

Events of Eian era

987 (Eien 1, 10th month): The emperor visited the home of Fujiwara no Kaneie.^[3]
987 (Eien 1, 11th month): The emperor visited Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū.^[3]
987 (Eien 1, 12th month): The emperor visited the Kamo Shrine.^[3]
988 (Eien 2, 11th month): The emperor visited the home of Kaneie on his 60th birthday.^[4]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Eien" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 170.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 150-151; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 302-307; Varely, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 192-195.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Titsingh, p. 150.
↑ Titsingh, p. 151.

Other websites

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

Eien	1st	2nd
	987	988

Preceded by:
Kanna

Era or nengō:
Eien

Succeeded by:
Eiso

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Eien" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 170.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 150-151; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 302-307; Varely, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 192-195.

[titsingh150-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Titsingh, p. 150.

[4] Titsingh, p. 151.

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