Ninpei

Ninpei (仁平), also romanized as Nimpyō, was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kyūan and before Kyūju. This period started in January 1151 and ended in October 1154.^[1] During this time, the emperor was Konoe-tennō (近衛天皇).^[2]

Events of the Ninpei era

1151 (Ninpei 1, 1st month): Fujiwara no Yorinaga was given the role of reading formal written requests before they should be presented to the emperor.^[3]

13 April 1152 (Ninpei 2, 7th day of the 3rd month): Emperor Konoe visited the home of former Emperor Toba on the occasion of his 50th birthday.^[4]

28 January 1153 (Ninpei 3, 2nd day of the 1st month): Konoe re-visited his father's home.^[4]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nimpyō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 714.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 186-188; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 324-326; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 205.
↑ Titsingh, p. 187-188.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Titsingh, p. 188.

Other websites

National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Ninpei	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Gregorian	1151	1152	1153	1154

Preceded by:
Kyūan

Era or nengō:
Ninpei

Succeeded by:
Kyūju

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nimpyō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 714.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 186-188; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 324-326; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 205.

[3] Titsingh, p. 187-188.

[titsingh188-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Titsingh, p. 188.

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