Glossary

Heiji

平治

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (平治) for the years 1159–1159: 1159 is Heiji 1 (元年) and Heiji 1 is 1159. Heiji (平治) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1159. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1159 is Heiji 1 (元年), 1159 its last year, Heiji 1. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Heiji 1” (平治元年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Hōgen. After: Eiryaku.