Glossary

Ninju

仁寿

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (仁寿) for the years 851–853: 851 is Ninju 1 (元年) and Ninju 3 is 853. Ninju (仁寿) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 851. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 851 is Ninju 1 (元年), 853 its last year, Ninju 3. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Ninju 2” (仁寿2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kashō. After: Saikō.