Glossary

Eikyū

永久

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (永久) for the years 1113–1118: 1113 is Eikyū 1 (元年) and Eikyū 6 is 1118. Eikyū (永久) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1113. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1113 is Eikyū 1 (元年), 1118 its last year, Eikyū 6. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Eikyū 2” (永久2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Ten’ei. After: Gen’ei.