Glossary

Jōei

貞永

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (貞永) for the years 1232–1233: 1232 is Jōei 1 (元年) and Jōei 2 is 1233. Jōei (貞永) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1232. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1232 is Jōei 1 (元年), 1233 its last year, Jōei 2. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Jōei 2” (貞永2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kangi. After: Tenpuku.