Editing Module:Ninna

{{Short description|Period of Japanese history (885–889 CE)}}
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{{nihongo|'''Ninna'''|仁和|}} was a {{nihongo|[[Japanese era name]]|年号|''nengō''|"year name"}} after ''[[Gangyō]]'' and before ''[[Kanpyō (era)|Kanpyō]].''  This period spanned the years from February 885 through April 889.<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Ninna''" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 716|page=716}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120524174828/http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 |date=2012-05-24 }}.</ref> The reigning emperors were {{nihongo|[[Emperor Kōkō|Kōkō]]''-tennō''|光孝天皇}} and {{nihongo|[[Emperor Uda|Uda]]''-tennō''|宇多天皇}}.<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  ''Annales des empereurs du japon'', p. 124–125]; Brown, Delmer ''et al.'' (1979). ''Gukanshō'', pp. 289; Varley, H. Paul, ed. (1980). ''Jinō Shōtōki'', pp. 171–175.</ref>

==Change of era==
* '''January 20, 885''' {{nihongo|''Ninna gannen''|仁和元年}}<!-- NengoCalc 仁和一年一月一日 -->: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Gangyō'' 9, on the 21st day of the 2nd month of 885.<ref>Brown, p. 289.</ref>

==Events of the ''Ninna'' era==
[[Image:Ninnaji Garden.jpg|thumb|250px|A garden at Ninna-ji.]]
* '''January 11, 887''' (''Ninna 2, 14th day of the 12th month'')<!-- NengoCalc 仁和二年十二月十四日 -->: Kōkō traveled to Seri-gawa to practice [[falconry]]. He very much enjoyed this kind of hunting, and he often took time for this kind of activity.<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 125.]</ref>
* '''September 17, 887''' (''Ninna 3, 26th day of the 8th month'')<!-- NengoCalc  仁和三年八月二十六日 -->: Kōkō died at the age of 57.<ref>Brown, p. 289; Varley, p.173.</ref> Kōkō's third son received the succession (''senso''). Shortly thereafter, Emperor Uda formally acceded to the throne (''sokui'').<ref>Brown, p. 289; 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>
* '''May 12, 887''' (''Ninna 3, 17th day of the 11th month'')<!-- NengoCalc 仁和三年十一月十七日 -->: Mototsune asks Uda for permission to retire from his duties; but the emperor is said to have responded, "My youth limits my ability to govern; and if you stop offering me your good counsel, I will be obliged to abdicate and to retire to a monastery."  Therefore, Mototsune continued to serve as the new emperor's ''kampaku''.<ref name="t126">Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 126.]</ref>
* '''887''' (''Ninna 4, 8th month''): Construction of the newly created Buddhist temple of {{Nihongo|[[Ninna-ji]]|仁和寺}} was completed; and a former disciple of [[Kōbō-daishi]] was installed as the new abbot.<ref name="t126"/>

==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 Ōdai 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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