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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Suski, P. M. (Peter Marie), 1875- author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Japan ; Volume 60.

Routledge library editions. Japan ; v. 60

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronology, Chinese.

Chronology, Japanese.

Names, Chinese.

Names, Japanese.

China--Kings and rulers.

China.

Japan--Kings and rulers.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (53 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

First published in 1931.

ISBN:

1-136-90121-3

1-136-90122-1

1-283-03717-3

9786613037176

0-203-84179-4

9780203841792

OCLC:

798530548