Glossary

Anna

安和

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (安和) for the years 968–969: 968 is Anna 1 (元年) and Anna 2 is 969. Anna (安和) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 968. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 968 is Anna 1 (元年), 969 its last year, Anna 2. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Anna 2” (安和2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kōhō. After: Tenroku.