Editing Module:Eiji (era)

{{Short description|Period of Japanese history (1141–1142 CE)}}
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{{nihongo|'''Eiji'''|永治}} was a {{nihongo|[[Japanese era name]]|年号|''nengō''|lit. "year name"}} after ''[[Hōen]]'' and before ''[[Kōji (Heian period)|Kōji]].''  This period spanned the year from July 1141 through April 1142.<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Eiji''" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 171|page=171}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [https://archive.today/20120524174828/http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File].</ref> The reigning emperors were {{nihongo|[[Emperor Sutoku of Japan|Sutoku]]''-tennō''|崇徳天皇}} and {{nihongo|[[Emperor Konoe of Japan|Konoe]]''-tennō''|近衛天皇}}.<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  ''Annales des emepereurs du japon'', pp. 181]-188; Brown, Delmer ''et al.'' (1979). ''Gukanshō'', pp. 322-326; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki'', pp. 204-205.</ref>

==Change of Era==
* '''February 9, 1141''' {{nihongo|''Eiji gannen''|永治元年}}<!-- NengoCalc 永治一年一月一日 -->: The old era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the old one commenced in ''Hōen'' 6, on the 10th day of the 7th month of 1141.<ref>Brown, p. 323.</ref>

==Events of the ''Eiji'' Era==
* '''1141''' (''Eiji  1, 3rd month''): The former [[Emperor Toba]] accepted the tonsure and became a Buddhist monk at the age of 27 years.<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 185.]</ref>
* '''January 5, 1142''' (''Eiji 1, 7th day of the 12th month'')<!-- NengoCalc 永治一年十二月七日 -->: In the 18th year of Sutoku''-tennō''{{'}}s reign (崇徳天皇18年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (''senso'') was received by a younger brother, the 8th son of former Emperor Toba. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Konoe is said to have acceded to the [[Chrysanthemum Throne]] (''sokui'').<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 186]; Brown, p. 324; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of ''senso'' is unrecognized prior to [[Emperor Tenji]]; and all sovereigns except [[Empress Jitō|Jitō]], [[Emperor Yōzei|Yōzei]], [[Emperor Go-Toba|Go-Toba]], and [[Emperor Fushimi|Fushimi]] have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of [[Emperor Go-Murakami|Go-Murakami]].</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
* Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). [https://books.google.com/books?id=w4f5FrmIJKIC&q=Gukansho  ''Gukanshō: The Future and the Past.''] Berkeley: University of California Press. {{ISBN|978-0-520-03460-0}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/251325323  OCLC 251325323]
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC  ''Japan encyclopedia.''] Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition  OCLC 58053128]
* [[Isaac Titsingh|Titsingh, Isaac.]] (1834). ''[[Nihon Odai Ichiran]]''; ou, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&q=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran  ''Annales des empereurs du Japon.'']  Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5850691 OCLC 5850691]
* [[H. Paul Varley|Varley, H. Paul]]. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York: [[Columbia University Press]]. {{ISBN|9780231049405}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6042764  OCLC 6042764]

== External links ==
* [[National Diet Library]], "The Japanese Calendar" [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection]

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