Glossary

Enryaku

延暦

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (延暦) for the years 782–805: 782 is Enryaku 1 (元年) and Enryaku 24 is 805. Enryaku (延暦) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 782. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 782 is Enryaku 1 (元年), 805 its last year, Enryaku 24. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Enryaku 2” (延暦2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Ten’ō. After: Daidō.