Chōji
was a after '' Kōwa'' and before '' Kajō.'' This period spanned the years from February 1104 through April 1106. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* January 30, 1104 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events ...
'' and before ''
Tennin
, which may include , , and the specifically female version, the , are a divine kind of spiritual beings found in Buddhism in Japan, Japanese Buddhism, the equivalent of Angels. They were seemingly imported from Chinese Buddhism,: In the 21st year of Emperor Horikawa''-tennō''s reign (堀河天皇21年), the emperor died at the age of 29; and the succession (''senso'') was received by his only son. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Toba is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui'').Titsingh p. 178 Brown, pp. 320; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of ''senso'' is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei,
Go-Toba
was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198.
This 12th-century sovereign was named after Emperor Toba, and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later"; an ...
, and Fushimi have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of
Emperor Go-Murakami
(1328 – March 29, 1368) was the 97th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and a member of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period of rival courts. He reigned from September 18, 1339, until March 29, 13 ...
Harvard University Press
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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:
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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 ...