was a after ''

Tenpyō-kanpō was a after ''Tenpyō'' and before ''Tenpyō-shōhō''. This period spanned mere months, April through July 749. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 749 : The new era name ''Tenpyō-kanpō'' is not found in some chronologies because its ...

'' and before ''

Tenpyō-hōji was a after ''Tenpyō-shōhō'' and before ''Tenpyō-jingo.'' This period spanned the years from August 757 through January 765. The reigning Emperor was , who was a mere figurehead while authority was in the hands of Fujiwara no Nakamaro and ...

.'' This period spanned the years from July 749 through August 757. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

* 749 : The new era name of Tenpyō-shōhō (meaning "Heavenly Peace and Victorious Treasure") was created to mark the accession of Empress Kōken. Shortly after ''Tenpyō-kanpō'' was initially proclaimed, Shōmu renounced the throne, thus becoming the first emperor to take the tonsure as a Buddhist monk. Shōmu's reign and the ''Tenpyō-kanpō'' era ended simultaneously as he began a new phase of his life. The previous era ended after a mere four months, and the new one commenced in Tenpyō-kanpō 1, on the 2nd day of the 7th month of 749.Brown, p. 274.

Events of the ''Tenpyō-shōhō'' era

* 749 (''Tenpyō-shōhō 1''):

Emperor Shōmu was the 45th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 聖武天皇 (45)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 749, during the Nara period. Traditional narrative Be ...

abdicates, and his daughter receives the succession (''senso''). Shortly thereafter, Empress Kōken formally accedes to the throne (''sokui''). * 749 (''Tenpyō-shōhō 1'') * 752 (''Tenpyō-shōhō 4, 4th month''): The Eye-Opening Ceremony celebrating the completion of the Great Buddha is held at

Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Nanto Shichi Daiji, Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Nara, Nara, Japan. Though it was originally founded in the year 738 CE, Tōdai-ji was not opened until the year ...

Nara The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an " independent federal agency of the United States government within the executive branch", charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It i ...

. * 5 September 750 (''Tenpyō-shōhō 2, 1st day of the 8th month''): In the 10th year of Kōken''-tennō''s reign (称徳天皇10年), the empress abdicated; and succession (''senso'') was received by her adopted son. Shortly thereafter,

Emperor Junnin was the 47th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 淳仁天皇 (47)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. The seventh son of Prince Toneri and a grandson of Emperor Tenmu, his reign spanned the years 758 ...

is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui'').Titsingh
p. 75
Brown, p. 275; Varley, p. 44, 144.

Notes

References

* Bowman, John Stewart. (2000). ''Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture.'' New York:

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OCLC 42429361
* 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:

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OCLC 58053128
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''

Nihon Odai Ichiran Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

''; 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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OCLC 6042764

External links

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, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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