Tentoku
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was a after Tenryaku
and before Ōwa
. This period spanned the years from October 957 through February 961. The reigning emperors was .
Tenryaku
was a after Tengyō and before Tentoku. This period spanned the years from April 947 through October 957. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* January 25, 947 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
and before Ōwa
Owa
Owa or OWA may refer to:* Owa language, a language of the Solomon Islands* Ōwa, an era in Japanese history-Acronyms:* Open World Assumption, formal reasoning with incomplete knowledge* Ordered Weighted Averaging Aggregation Operators...
. This period spanned the years from October 957 through February 961. The reigning emperors was .
Change of era
- February 3, 957 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Tenryaku 11, on the 27th day of the 10th month.
Events of the Tentoku era
- 957 (Tentoku 1, 4th month): The emperor celebrated the 50th birthday of Fujiwara Morosuke; and on this occasion Murakami himself offered Morosuke a cup of sake.
- 958 (Tentoku 2, 3rd month): Fujiwara Saneyori is honored with the privilege of traveling by cart./
- October 16, 960 (Tentoku 4, 23rd day of the 9th month): The Imperial palace burned down, the first time it had been ravaged by fire since the capital was removed from NaraNara, Narais the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture...
to Heian-kyoHeian-kyoHeian-kyō , was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180....
in 794794Year 794 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 794 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Asia :* Kyoto becomes the Japanese capital, ending...
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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
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957 957 Year 957 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* The Chandra Hindu Dynasty ends, thus beginning a time of chaos in areas belonging to modern-day India.... |
958 958 Year 958 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.-Africa:* The Fatimid general Gawhar al-Siqilli takes the capital of the rebellious Kharijite Banu Ya'la tribesmen, Ifgan. Gawhar in the following two years conquers most of the North of modern Morocco and Algeria... |
959 959 Year 959 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* October 1 – King Eadwig of England dies, and is succeeded by his brother Edgar, who effectively completes the unification of England.* Dunstan becomes bishop of Worcester, England and London.* Bruno I,... |
960 960 Year 960 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Edgar the Peaceable is crowned King of England. Dunstan becomes Archbishop of Canterbury and Edgar's chief adviser. He reforms monasteries and enforces the rule of Saint Benedict: Poverty, Chastity and Obedience for... |
961 961 Year 961 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Ani becomes the capital of Armenia under the Bagratuni Dynasty.... |
Preceded by: Tenryaku Tenryaku was a after Tengyō and before Tentoku. This period spanned the years from April 947 through October 957. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* January 25, 947 : 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... : Tentoku |
Succeeded by: Ōwa Owa Owa or OWA may refer to:* Owa language, a language of the Solomon Islands* Ōwa, an era in Japanese history-Acronyms:* Open World Assumption, formal reasoning with incomplete knowledge* Ordered Weighted Averaging Aggregation Operators... |