Engi (era)

Engi (延喜) was a Japanese era name (年号 nengō, "year name") after Shōtai and before Enchō. This period spanned the years from July 901 through April 923.[1] The reigning emperors were Daigo-tennō (醍醐天皇).[2]

Change of era

Events of the Engi era

Notes

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Engi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 178, p. 178, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
  2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 129–134; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gokanshō, pp. 291–293; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 179–181.
  3. Brown, p. 292.
  4. Titsingh, p. 131.
  5. Brown, p. 293.
  6. 1 2 Titsingh, p. 132.

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Preceded by
Shōtai
Era or nengō
Engi

901–923
Succeeded by
Enchō
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