Ten'ō
Period of Japanese history (781–782 CE)
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::summary Period of Japanese history (781–782 CE) ::
Ten'ō was a Japanese era name after Hōki and before Enryaku. This period lasted from January 781 through August 782. The reigning emperor was Kōnin-tennō.
Change of era
- 24 October 781 Ten'ō gannen: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in *Hōki * 12, on the 1st day of the 1st month of 781.
Events of the ''Ten'ō'' era
- 22 December 781 (Ten'ō 1, 3rd day of the 12th month): In 11th year of the reign of Emperor Kōnin's reign (光仁天皇11年), he abdicated; and the succession (the senso) was received by his son. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Kammu is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui).
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). "''Ten'ō''" in {{Google books. p2QnPijAEmEC. ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 960. 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. 81]-85; Brown, Delmer ''et al.'' (1979). ''Gukanshō'', pp. 276-277; Varley, H. Paul. ''Jinnō Shōtōki'', pp. 147-148.
- Brown, p. 277.
- Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9 pp. 85]; Brown, p. 277.
- Titsingh, p. 86; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of ''senso'' is unrecognized prior to [[Emperor Tenji]]; and all sovereigns except [[Empress Jitō. Jitō]], [[Emperor Yōzei. Yōzei]], [[Emperor Go-Toba. Go-Toba]], and [[Emperor Fushimi. Fushimi]] have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of [[Emperor Go-Murakami]].
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