Editing Module:Eiman

{{Short description|Period of Japanese history (1165–1166 CE)}}
{{nihongo|'''Eiman'''|永万}} was a {{nihongo|[[Japanese era name]]|年号|''nengō''|lit. "year name"}} after ''[[Chōkan]]'' and before ''[[Nin'an]].''  This period spanned the years from June 1165 through August 1166.<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Eiman''" 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 emperor was {{nihongo|[[Emperor Rokujō]]''-tennō''|六条天皇}}.<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  ''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.</ref>

==Change of era==
* '''February 13, 1165''' {{nihongo|''Eiman gannen''|永万元年}}<!-- NengoCalc 永万一年一月一日 -->: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Chōkan'' 3, on the 5th day of the 6th month in the year 1165.<ref>Brown, p. 328.</ref>

==Events of the ''Eiman'' era==
* '''1165''' (''Eiman 1''):  The infant son of [[Emperor Nijō]] was named [[heir apparent]]; and this [[Crown Prince]] will soon become [[Emperor Rokujō]].<ref>Kitagawa, H. (1975). ''The Tale of the Heike'', p. 783.</ref>
* '''August 3, 1165''' (''Eiman 1, 25th day of the 6th month'')<!-- NengoCalc 永万一年六月二十五日 -->: In the 7th year of Emperor Nijō's reign (桓武天皇7年), the emperor fell so very ill that he abdicated, and the succession (''senso'') was received by his son. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Rokujō is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui'').<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 194]; Brown, p. 329; 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]].</ref>
* '''September 4, 1165''' (''Eiman 1, 27th day of the 7th month'')<!-- NengoCalc 永万一年七月二十七日 -->: The former-[[Emperor Nijō]] died at age 22.<ref>Brown, p. 328; Kitagawa, p.783.</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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