Nin'an Explained
, also known as Ninnan, was a after Eiman and before Kaō. This period spanned the years from August 1166 through April 1169.[1] The reigning emperors were and .[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
- March 30, 1168 (Nin'an 3, 19th day of the 2nd month): In the 3rd year of Rokujō-tennōs 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.[5]
- April 29, 1168 (Nin'an 3, 20th day of the 3rd month): Takakura succeeds Rokujo on the Chrysanthemum Throne.[6]
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Notes and References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nin'an" in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File .
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 194-195; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 329-330; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 212.
- Brown, p. 330.
- Titsingh, p. 195.
- Titsingh, p. 195; Brown, p. 330; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami.
- Kitagawa, H. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p.783.