was a after ''
Tenroku
was a after ''Anna'' and before '' Ten'en.'' This period spanned the years from March 970 through March 973. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* February 970 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. T ...
'' and before ''
Jōgen.'' This period spanned the years from December 973 through July 976. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* February 6, 973 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Tenroku'' 4, on the 20th day of the 12th month of 973.
[Brown, p. 300.]
Events of the ''Ten'en'' era
* May 28, 973 (''Ten'en 1, 24th day of the 4th month''): A fire broke out in a
Minamoto
was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility from 1192 to 1333. The practice was most prevalent during th ...
compound located near the Imperial Palace. The fire could not be contained; and more than 300 houses were reduced to cinders. The guard was doubled around the Emperor's residence.
[Titsingh]
p. 145.
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* 974 (''Ten'en 2, 2nd month''): Fujiwara no Kanemichi
, also known as Horikawa-dono and Tōtōmi-kō, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tokihira" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915).
Career
Kanemichi serve ...
was named ''Daijō-daijin
The was the head of the ''Daijō-kan'' (Great Council of State) during and after the Nara period and briefly under the Meiji Constitution. Equivalent to the Chinese (Grand Preceptor).
History
Emperor Tenji's favorite son, Prince Ōtomo, wa ...
;'' and he was given permission to travel to court in a carriage.
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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