Glossary

Nin'an

仁安

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (仁安) for the years 1166–1169: 1166 is Nin'an 1 (元年) and Nin'an 4 is 1169. Nin’an (仁安) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1166. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1166 is Nin’an 1 (元年), 1169 its last year, Nin’an 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Nin’an 2” (仁安2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Eiman. After: Kaō.