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The Suiko period was an era of 25 years during the Asuka period of Japanese history. This period overlaps all but 7 years of Empress Suiko's reign (604-628) or it is used as a synonym for her reign (593-628).

Calendar

The adoption of the sexegenary cycle calendar (Jikkan Jūnishi) was a significant event in the reign of Empress Suiko. This pre-dates the system of Japanese era names (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") which was started in 645.

Events of the Suiko period

  • 604: In the 12th year of Suiko's reign, Japan organized its earliest Imperial calendar, also known as the "Suiko period".
  • 628: In the 35th year of Suiko, the empress abdicated; and the period ended.

Related pages

  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN: 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
  • Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon (Nihon Odai Ichiran). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
  • Tsuchihashi, Paul, S.J. (1952). Japanese chronological tables from 601 to 1872 (邦曆西曆對照表: 自推古九年至明治五年, Hōreki seireki taishōhyō: Suiko kyūnen yori Meiji gonen ni itaru). Tokyo: Sophia University. OCLC 001291275
  • Zöllner, Reinhard. (2003). Japanische Zeitrechnung: ein Handbuch Munich: Iudicium Verlag. ISBN: 9783891297834; OCLC 249297777
  • National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Suiko period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21th 22th 23th 24th 25th
Gregorian 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628
Preceded by:
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593-604
Imperial reign:
Suiko period
604–628
Succeeded by:
Jomei period
629-641
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