Shōryaku
Period of Japanese history (990–995 CE)
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::summary Period of Japanese history (990–995 CE) ::
Shōryaku was a Japanese era name after Eiso and before Chōtoku. This period spanned the years from November 990 through February 995. The reigning emperor was Ichijō-tennō.
Change of era
- 990 Shōryaku gannen: The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Eiso 3, on the 7th day of the 11th month of 990.
Events of the ''Shōryaku'' era
- March 1, 991 (Shōryaku 2, on the 12th day of the 2nd month): The former-Emperor En'yū died at the age of 33.
- 992 (Shōryaku 3): Nara Governor Kujō Kanetoshi constructed a new temple complex named Shoryaku-ji in response to an Imperial edict.
Notes
References
- Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). Gukanshō: The Future and the Past. Berkeley: University of California Press. ; OCLC 251325323
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
- Varley, H. Paul. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa. New York: Columbia University Press. ; OCLC 6042764
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Shōryaku''" in {{Google books. p2QnPijAEmEC. ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 886. link. (2012-05-24 .)
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9 ''Annales des empereurs du japon,'' pp. 150-152]; Brown, Delmer ''et al.'' (1979). ''Gukanshō,'' p. 302-307; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki,'' pp. 192-195.
- Brown, p. 305.
- Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9 p. 151]; Brown, p. 305.
- link. (2007-07-17)
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