Glossary

Ninna

仁和

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (仁和) for the years 885–888: 885 is Ninna 1 (元年) and Ninna 4 is 888. Ninna (仁和) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 885. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 885 is Ninna 1 (元年), 888 its last year, Ninna 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Ninna 2” (仁和2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Gangyō. After: Kanpyō.