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vii HISTORICAL PERIODS I have converted Japanese dates into their Western equivalents whenever possible, but in many cases Nishiyama’s use of Japaneseyear periods has proved to be more convenient. Beginning and ending dates of periods are provided in the text, but for the sake of convenience a list of all period names used in this volume is given here: Heian (784 –1185) Kamakura (1185–1333) Muromachi (1333–1573) Edo or Tokugawa (1600–1868) Genna (1615–1624) Kan’ei (1624 –1644) Keian (1648–1652) Meireki (1655–1658) Kanbun (1661–1673) Genroku (1688–1704) Kyòhò (1716–1736) Kan’en (1748–1751) Hòreki (1751–1764) Meiwa (1764 –1772) An’ei (1772–1781) Tenmei (1781–1789) Kansei (1789–1801) Bunka (1804 –1818) Bunsei (1818–1830) Kasei (Bunka and Bunsei: 1804 –1830) Tenpò (1830–1844) Kaei (1848–1854) Ansei (1854 –1860) Meiji (1868–1912) 1. Mutsu 2. Dewa 3. Sado 4. Echigo 5. Etchû 6. Noto 7. Kaga 8. Echizen 9. Wakasa 10. Hitachi 11. Shimotsuke 12. Kòzuke 13. Shimòsa 14. Kazusa 15. Awa 16. Musashi 17. Sagami 18. Kai 19. Shinano 20. Hida 21. Mino 22. Izu 23. Suruga 24. Tòtòmi 25. Mikawa 26. Owari 27. Òmi 28. Iga 29. Ise 30. Shima 31. Yamato 32. Kii 33. Izumi 34. Kawachi 35. Settsu 36. Yamashiro 37. Tango 38. Tanba 39. Tajima 40. Harima 41. Awaji 42. Awa 43. Tosa 44. Iyo 45. Sanuki 46. Bizen 47. Bitchû 48. Mimasaka 49. Inaba 50. Hòki 51. Oki 52. Izumo 53. Iwami 54. Bingo 55. Aki 56. Suò 57. Nagato 58. Chikuzen 59. Chikugo 60. Buzen 61. Bungo 62. Hyûga 63. Òsumi 64. Satsuma 65. Higo 66. Hizen 67. Iki 68. Tsushima Chûgoku area: 46–57 Hokuriku region: 3–9 Kamigata area: western Japan centering on Kyoto and Osaka Kantò area: eastern Japan centering on Edo/Tokyo Kinai area: 31, 33–36 Kinki area: 27–29, 31–41 San’in area: 37–38, 49–53 San’yò area: 46–48, 54–57 Chichibu area: western part of 16 Premodern Provinces and Districts of Japan, 645–1868. ...

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