Ten'yo
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was a after Kōji
and before Kyūan
. This period spanned the year from February 1144 through July 1145. The reigning emperor was .
Koji (Heian period)
was a after Eiji and before Ten'yō. This period spanned the year from April 1142 through February 1144. The reigning emperor was .-Change of Era:* January 29, 1142 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
and before Kyūan
Kyuan
, also romanized as Kyū-an, was a after Ten'yō and before Ninpei. This period spanned the years from July 1145 through January 1151. The reigning emperor was .-Change of Era:...
. This period spanned the year from February 1144 through July 1145. The reigning emperor was .
Change of Era
- February 6, 1144 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced on March 27, 1144 (Kōji 3, on the 22nd day of the 2nd month).
Events of the Ten'yō Era
- 1144 (Ten'yō 1, 7th month): A new era name was created because a comet was sighted in the sky in the 7th month of Ten'yō gannen.
- 1145 (Ten'yō 1, 8th month): The empress Taiken-mon In, mother of former-Emperor SutokuEmperor Sutokuwas the 75th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Sutoku's reign spanned the years from 1123 through 1142.-Genealogy:Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name was Akihito ....
died. - 1145 (Ten'yō 1): The emperor went to Iwashimizu ShrineIwashimizu ShrineThe is a Shinto shrine in the city of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. -History:The shrine's Heian period connections with the Kyoto and the Imperial family date from its founding in 859 when construction on its earliest structures commenced...
and to the Kamo Shrines.
External links
- National Diet LibraryNational Diet LibraryThe is the only national library in Japan. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to the U.S...
, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Ten'yō | 1st | 2nd |
| Gregorian Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter... |
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Preceded by: Kōji Koji (Heian period) was a after Eiji and before Ten'yō. This period spanned the year from April 1142 through February 1144. The reigning emperor was .-Change of Era:* January 29, 1142 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events... |
Era or nengō Japanese era name The Japanese era calendar scheme is a common calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era... : Ten'yō |
Succeeded by: Kyūan Kyuan , also romanized as Kyū-an, was a after Ten'yō and before Ninpei. This period spanned the years from July 1145 through January 1151. The reigning emperor was .-Change of Era:... |