Glossary

Ryakuō

暦応

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (暦応) for the years 1338–1341: 1338 is Ryakuō 1 (元年) and Ryakuō 4 is 1341. Ryakuō (暦応) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1338. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1338 is Ryakuō 1 (元年), 1341 its last year, Ryakuō 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Ryakuō 2” (暦応2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kemmu. After: Kōei.