nengō

Japanese chronology

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In chronology: Japanese
…regency (ad 593–621) bears a nengō (nien-hao, or reign-year title), although not a strictly authorized one. It was at this time that the Chinese luni-solar calendar system was adopted. The first official nengō was Taika, which was adopted by the imperial court in 645. Since 701, when the second title,…
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