was a after ''
Eichō
was a after ''Kahō'' and before '' Jōtoku''. This period spanned the years from December 1096 through November 1097. The reigning emperor was .
Change of Era
* January 28, 1096 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of eve ...
'' and before ''
Kōwa''. This period spanned the years from November 1097 through August 1099. The reigning emperor was .
Change of Era
* January 16, 1097 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Eichō'' 2, on the 21st day of the 11th month of 1097.
[Brown, p. 319.]
Events of the ''Jōtoku'' Era
* 1097 (''Jōtoku 1, 1st month''): The ''
dainagon
was a counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates from the 7th century.
This advisory position remained a part of the Imperial court from the 8th century until the Meiji period in the 19th century.Nussbaum, "Dainag ...
''
Minamoto no Tsunenobu
was a Japanese nobleman and ''waka'' poet in the Heian period. One of his poems is included in the ''Ogura Hyakunin Isshu
is a classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese ''waka'' by one hundred poets. ''Hyakunin isshu'' can be tran ...
died at age 82.
[Titsingh]
p. 176.
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* 1097 (''Jōtoku 1, 4th month''): The emperor visited the temple at Gion
is a district of Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan, originating as an entertainment district in the Sengoku period, in front of Yasaka Shrine (Gion Shrine). The district was built to accommodate the needs of travellers and visitors to the shrine. ...
.Fujiwara no Moromichi
was a Japanese statesman, known for his opposition to the Insei system.
He was the son of Fujiwara no Morozane.
Career
Moromochi's career spanned the years from 1069 to his death in 1099. He was made Regent ( Kampaku) in 1094. During his lifeti ...
.
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
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. After the retirem ...
.
OCLC 58053128
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Nihon Ōdai Ichiran
, ', is a 17th-century chronicle of the serial reigns of Japanese emperors with brief notes about some of the noteworthy events or other happenings.
According to the 1871 edition of the ''American Cyclopaedia'', the 1834 French translation of ...
''; 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
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fiel ...
.
OCLC 6042764
External links
* National Diet Library
The is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. 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 Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Japanese eras
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