was a after ''

Kajō , also romanized as Kashō, was a after ''Chōji'' and before ''Tennin (era), Tennin.'' This period spanned the years from April 1106 through August 1108. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * February 6, 1106 : The new era name w ...

'' and before ''

Ten'ei was a after ''Tennin'' and before '' Eikyū.'' This period spanned the years from July 1110 through July 1113. The reigning emperor was . Change of Era * January 22, 1110 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. ...

.'' This period spanned the years from August 1108 through July 1110. The reigning emperor was .

Change of Era

* February 14, 1108 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Kajō'' 3, on the 3rd day of the 8th month of 1108.

Events of the ''Tennin'' Era

* 1108 (''Tennin 1''): Minamoto no Tameyoshi, grandson and heir of

Minamoto no Yoshiie Minamoto No Yoshiie (源義家; 1039 – 4 August 1106), also known as Hachimantarō, was a Minamoto clan samurai of the late Heian period, and '' Chinjufu-shōgun'' (Commander-in-chief of the defense of the North). The first son of Minamoto ...

, became clan leader of the

Seiwa Genji The is a line of the Japanese Minamoto clan that is descended from Emperor Seiwa, which is the most successful and powerful line of the clan. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto no Yoshiie, Minamoto no Yoritomo, the foun ...

after the death of his grandfather.Titsingh
p. 179.
/ref> * 1108 (''Tennin 1''):

Mount Asama is an active complex volcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The volcano is the most active on Honshū. The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies Mount Asama as rank A. It stands above sea level on the border of Gunma and Nagano ...

erupts, causing widespread damage. Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
, France: Yoshida, Minoru and Aoyagi, Ryugi
"Fluorine and chlorine contents in the products of the 1108 (''Tennin'') eruption of Asama volcano,"
''Bulletin of the Volcanological Society of Japan'' (''

Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...

''). Vol. 49, No. 4 (2004). pp. 189–199; Hayakawa, Yukio and Hideko Nakajima
"Volcanic Eruptions and Hazards of Asama Written in Historical Records" (abstract)
''Bulletin of the Volcanological Society of Japan'' (''

''). July 19, 2006. * 1109 (''Tennin 2, in the 1st month''): The emperor visited Iwashimizu Shrine and the Kamo Shrines.

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
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