1st Edition

The Year Names of China and Japan

By P Suski Copyright 1931
46 Pages
by Routledge

46 Pages
by Routledge

64 Pages
by Routledge

Japan adopted the practice of using year names of "Nengoh" during 645 A D (the first year of Taikwa). Since then the accession of a new emperor, with the exception of a few, has been marked with a new year title, exactly as has been the custom in China. During the reign of some of the emperors, as many as six new titles have been adopted. Ambiguities have often occurred in computation of time,... Read more

Explanation of the Table.  Table of Chinese Ruleers, Dates of Accession, the Year Names with Date of Adoption.  Table of Japanese Rulers and Year Names.

Biography

P. M. Suski