Glossary

Enkyū

延久

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (延久) for the years 1069–1074: 1069 is Enkyū 1 (元年) and Enkyū 6 is 1074. Enkyū (延久) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1069. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1069 is Enkyū 1 (元年), 1074 its last year, Enkyū 6. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Enkyū 2” (延久2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Jiryaku. After: Jōhō.