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Ninji

仁治

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (仁治) for the years 1240–1243: 1240 is Ninji 1 (元年) and Ninji 4 is 1243. Ninji (仁治) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1240. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1240 is Ninji 1 (元年), 1243 its last year, Ninji 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Ninji 2” (仁治2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: En’ō. After: Kangen.