was a after ''
Kanna'' and before ''
Eiso.'' This period spanned the years from April 987 through August 988. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* January 2, 987 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Kanna'' 3, on the 5th day of the 4th month in the year 987.
Events of ''Eien'' era
* 987 (''Eien 1, 10th month''): The emperor paid a visit to the home of
Fujiwara no Kaneie.
[Titsingh]
p. 150.
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* 987 (''Eien 1, 11th month''): The emperor visited Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū.[Titsingh]
p. 151.
/ref>
Notes
References
* Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979)
''Gukanshō: The Future and the Past.''
Berkeley: University of California Press.
OCLC 251325323
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge: Harvard University Press
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The pres ...
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* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Nihon Odai Ichiran
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''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691
* Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York: Columbia University Press
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External links
* National Diet Library
The is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to ...
, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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