Glossary

An'ei

安永

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (安永) for the years 1772–1781: 1772 is An'ei 1 (元年) and An'ei 10 is 1781. An’ei (安永) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1772. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1772 is An’ei 1 (元年), 1781 its last year, An’ei 10. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “An’ei 2” (安永2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Meiwa. After: Tenmei.