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 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.
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Regnal name
List of Japanese eras
Notes
References
Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; 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). . Tokyo: Sophia University. OCLC 001291275 Zöllner, Reinhard. (2003). Japanische Zeitrechnung: ein Handbuch Munich: Iudicium Verlag. ; OCLC 249297777
Other websites
National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection