Glossary

Kannin

寛仁

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (寛仁) for the years 1017–1020: 1017 is Kannin 1 (元年) and Kannin 4 is 1020. Kannin (寛仁) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1017. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1017 is Kannin 1 (元年), 1020 its last year, Kannin 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Kannin 2” (寛仁2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Chōwa. After: Jian.