Eikan
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was a after Tengen
and before Kanna
. This period spanned the years from April 983 through April 985. The reigning emperors were and .
Tengen (era)
was a after Jōgen and before Eikan. This period spanned the years from November 978 through April 983. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* February 20, 978 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events...
and before Kanna
Kanna (era)
was a after Eikan and before Eien. This period spanned the years from April 985 through April 987. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* January 24, 985 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events...
. This period spanned the years from April 983 through April 985. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
- February 16, 983 ]: 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 Tengen 6, on the 15th day of the 4th month of 983.
Events of the Eikan era
- October 6, 983 (Eikan 1, 27th day of the 8th month): In the 15th year of Emperor En'yu's reign (円融天皇15年), he abdicated; and the succession (‘‘senso’’) was received by a nephew. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Kazan is said to have acceded to the throne (‘‘sokui’’).
- 983 (Eikan 1, 8th month): Chōnen, the Buddhist monk of the Tendai schoolTendaiis a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism, a descendant of the Chinese Tiantai or Lotus Sutra school.Chappell frames the relevance of Tendai for a universal Buddhism:- History :...
embarked on a voyage to China accompanied by 5 or 6 desciples.
External links
- National Diet LibraryNational Diet LibraryThe is the only national library in Japan. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to the U.S...
, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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984 984 Year 984 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Emperor Kazan succeeds Emperor En'yū on the throne of Japan.... |
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