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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810115803321

Autore

Suski P. M (Peter Marie), <1875-, >

Titolo

The year names of China and Japan / / P.M. Suski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-90121-3

1-136-90122-1

1-283-03717-3

9786613037176

0-203-84179-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (53 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Japan ; ; v. 60

Disciplina

529.0951

Soggetti

Chronology, Chinese

Chronology, Japanese

Names, Chinese

Names, Japanese

China Kings and rulers

Japan Kings and rulers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1931.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE01; COPYRIGHT; TITLE02; FOREWORD; TABLE OF CHINESE RULERS, DATES OF ACCESSION, THE YEAR NAMES (NIEN HAO) WITH DATE OF ADOPTION; EMPRESSES OF JAPAN; NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DYNASTIES; FACTS CONCERNING THE YEAR NAMES OF CHINA AND JAPAN; CHARACTERS USED IN CHINESE NIEN HAO; INITIAL CHARACTERS OF CHINESE NIEN HAO; FINAL CHARACTERS OF CHINESE NIEN HAO; CHARACTERS USED FOR INITIAL ONLY; CHARACTERS USED FOR FINALS ONLY; YEAR NAMES OCCURRING MORE THAN ONCE IN CHINA; SIMILAR YEAR NAMES IN CHINA AND JAPAN; CHARACTERS USED IN JAPANESE YEAR NAMES; INITIAL CHARACTERS OF JAPANESE YEAR NAMES

FINAL CHARACTERS OF JAPANESE YEAR NAMESCHARACTERS USED FOR INITIALS ONLY; CHARACTERS USED FOR FINALS ONLY; CHARACTERS EMPLOYED ONLY IN JAPANESE YEAR NAMES; CHARACTERS EMPLOYED



ONLY IN CHINESE YEAR NAMES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Japan adopted the practice of using year names of ""Nengoh"" during 645 A D (the first year of Taikwa). Since then the accession of a new emperor, with the exception of a few, has been marked with a new year title, exactly as has been the custom in China. During the reign of some of the emperors, as many as six new titles have been adopted. Ambiguities have often occurred in computation of time, due to frequent changes of year titles. Changes may take place at any time of the year, and from the time of the change on till the end of that year, no matter how short, it is called the first year