Einin

was a after Shōō and before Shōan. This period spanned the years from August 1293 through April 1299. The reigning emperors were and .

Change of era

• 1293 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Shō'ō 6. The era name is derived from the Book of Jin and combines the characters ("eternity") and ("benevolence").

Events of the Einen era

• August 30, 1298 (Einin 6, 22nd day of the 7th month): In the 11th year of Fushimi-tennōs reign (伏見天皇11å¹´), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (senso) was received by his son.
• November 17, 1298 (Einin 6, 13th day of the 10th month): Emperor Go-Fushimi is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui) and the nengō was changed to Shōan to mark the beginning of a new emperor's reign.
• 1299 (Einin 7): The 8th rector of the nunnery at Hokkeji died.

Notes

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128
• Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
• Varley, H. Paul. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa. New York: Columbia University Press. ; OCLC 6042764

External links

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