Glossary

Jinki

神亀

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (神亀) for the years 724–728: 724 is Jinki 1 (元年) and Jinki 5 is 728. Jinki (神亀) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 724. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 724 is Jinki 1 (元年), 728 its last year, Jinki 5. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Jinki 2” (神亀2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Yōrō. After: Tenpyō.