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Tennin

天仁

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Japanese era name (天仁) for the years 1108–1110: 1108 is Tennin 1 (元年) and Tennin 3 is 1110. Tennin (天仁) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1108. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1108 is Tennin 1 (元年), 1110 its last year, Tennin 3. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Tennin 2” (天仁2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kashō. After: Ten’ei.