Glossary

Eiman

永万

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (永万) for the years 1165–1166: 1165 is Eiman 1 (元年) and Eiman 2 is 1166. Eiman (永万) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1165. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1165 is Eiman 1 (元年), 1166 its last year, Eiman 2. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Eiman 2” (永万2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Chōkan. After: Nin’an.