An'ei

An'ei (安永) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Meiwa and before Tenmei. This period started in November 1772 and ended in March 1781.^[1] During this time, the emperors were Go-Momozono-tennō (後桃園天皇)^[2] and Kōkaku-tennō (光格天皇).^[3]

The nengō An'ei means "Eternal Tranquility"^[4] or "Peaceful and Long".^[5]

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
↑ Hall, John Whitney. (1955). Tanuma Okitsugu, 1719-1788, p. 7.
↑ Screech, Timon (2000). Shogun's Painted Culture: Fear and Creativity in the Japanese States, 1760-1829. Reaktion Books. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-86189-064-1.

[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.

[2] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.

[3] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.

[4] Hall, John Whitney. (1955). Tanuma Okitsugu, 1719-1788, p. 7.

[5] Screech, Timon (2000). Shogun's Painted Culture: Fear and Creativity in the Japanese States, 1760-1829. Reaktion Books. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-86189-064-1.

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