Glossary

Gangyō

元慶

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (元慶) for the years 877–885: 877 is Gangyō 1 (元年) and Gangyō 9 is 885. Gangyō (元慶) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 877. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 877 is Gangyō 1 (元年), 885 its last year, Gangyō 9. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Gangyō 2” (元慶2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Jōgan. After: Ninna.