Glossary

Jōkyō

貞享

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (貞享) for the years 1684–1688: 1684 is Jōkyō 1 (元年) and Jōkyō 5 is 1688. Jōkyō (貞享) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1684. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1684 is Jōkyō 1 (元年), 1688 its last year, Jōkyō 5. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Jōkyō 2” (貞享2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Tenna. After: Genroku.