was a after ''
Ninpei'' and before ''
Hōgen.'' This period spanned the years from October 1154 through April 1156. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* February 14, 1154 : 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 ''Ninpei'' 4, on the 28th day of the 10th month of 1154.
[Brown, p. 326.]
Events of the ''Kyūju'' era
* 1154 (''Kyūju 1, 5th month ''): The ''
udaijin
was a government position in Japan during the Asuka to Meiji era. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 701. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the ''Udaijin'' in the context of a central administrat ...
'' Minamoto Masasada retired from public life to become a priest at age 61. He died several years later.
[Titsingh]
p. 188.
/ref>
* 1154 (''Kyūju 1, 8th month''): Fujiwara Saneyoshi, Grand General of the Right, was elevated to the role of Grand General of the Left; and the former ''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 ...
'' Fujiwara Kanenaga (aged 17) was elevated to take on the newly vacated role of Grand General of the Right.Emperor Konoe
was the 76th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 近衛天皇 (76)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Konoe's reign spanned the years from 1142 through 1155.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Chr ...
died at the age of 17 years without leaving any heirs.Emperor Toba
was the 74th Emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 鳥羽天皇 (74)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Toba's reign spanned the years from 1107 through 1123.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Ch ...
. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Go-Shirakawa is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui'').[Titsingh]
p. 189
Brown, p. 326; Varley, p. 44. distinct act of ''senso'' is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Empress Jitō">Jitō
were medieval territory stewards in Japan, especially in the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates. Appointed by the shōgun, ''jitō'' managed manors, including national holdings governed by the '' kokushi'' or provincial governor. There were als ...
have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami">Go-Murakami.">Emperor Fushimi">Fushimi have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami">Go-Murakami./ref>
* Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979)
Berkeley: University of California Press.
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
* Isaac Titsingh, Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York:
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