, also romanized as Shōhei, was a after '' Enchō'' and before ''

Tengyō was a after ''Jōhei'' and before ''Tenryaku.'' This period spanned the years from May 938 through April 947. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * February 2, 938 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. ...

.'' This period spanned the years from April 931 through May 938. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

* January 22, 931 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Enchō'' 9, on the 26th day of the 4th month of 931.

Events of the ''Jōhei'' era

* September 3, 931 (''Jōhei 1, 19th day of the 7th month''): The former- Emperor Uda (867-931) died at the age of 65. * 932 (''Jōhei 2, 8th month''): The ''

udaijin was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the ''udaijin'' in the context of a central administ ...

'' (Minister of the Right)

Fujiwara no Sadakata , also known as the , was a Japanese poet and courtier. The poet Fujiwara no Kanesuke was his cousin and son-in-law and his son Asatada was also a poet. He was appointed as Udajin of the Third Ward and we see him in storied from the Tales of Ya ...

(873-932) died at the age of 65.Titsingh
p. 135.
/ref> * 933 (''Jōhei 3, 8th 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 ...

'' (great counselor) Fujiwara no Nakahira, brother of '' sesshō'' (regent) Fujiwara Takahira, is named ''udaijin.'' * 933 (''Jōhei 3, 12th month''): Ten of the chief dignitaries of the empire went falcon-hunting together in Owari Province. Each of them was magnificent in his formal hunting attire. * 935 (''Jōhei 5''): The Great Fundamental Central Hall (''kompon chūdō'') on

Mount Hiei is a mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Japan. The temple of Enryaku-ji, the first outpost of the Japanese Tendai (Chin. Tiantai) sect of Buddhism, was founded atop Mount Hiei b ...

burned down.Brown, p. 295. * September 7, 936 (''Jōhei 6, 19th day of the 8th month''):

Fujiwara no Tadahira was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tadahira" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). He is also known as ''Teishin-Kō'' (貞信公) or ''Ko-ichijō Dono'' ( ...

was named ''daijō-daijin'' (Prime Minister); and in this same period, Fujiwara Nakahira was named ''sadaijin'' (Minister of the Left), and Fujiwara Tsunesuke was named ''udaijin''. * 937 (''Jōhei 7, 12th month''): The former-

Emperor Yōzei was the 57th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 陽成天皇 (57)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Yōzei's reign spanned the years from 876 through 884. Traditional narrative Before his ascension ...

celebrated his 70th birthday.

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 retir ...

.
OCLC 58053128
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). '' Nihon Ōdai 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 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 Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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