The Year Names of China and Japan.
Japan adopted the practice of using year names of 'Nengoh' during 645 AD (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 emper...
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2010.
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