, alternatively read as ''Suchō'' or ''Akamitori'', was a after a gap following ''
Hakuchi'' (650–654) and before another gap lasting until
''Taihō'' (701–704). This ''Shuchō'' period briefly spanned a period of mere months, June through September 686. The reigning sovereigns were and .
History
In 686, also known as , the new era name referred to the red bird of the south, which was one of the Chinese directional animals.
[Bender, Ross. (2009)]
"The Suppression of the Tachibana Naramaro Conspiracy,"
''Japanese Journal of Religious Studies'' 37/2:223–245; compar
mirrored full-text
; retrieved 2012-10-23. The nengō did not survive Emperor Tenmu's death. The era ended with the accession of Temmu's successor, Empress Jitō.
Timeline
The system of Japanese era names was not the same as
Imperial reign dates.
Events of the ''Shuchō'' era
* 686 (''Shuchō 1, 9th day of the 9th month''):
Emperor Tenmu
was the 40th Emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 天武天皇 (40) retrieved 2013-8-22. according to the traditional order of succession. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', p. 53. He ascended ...
dies
[Hioki (2007:195)]
* 686 (''Shuchō 1, 2nd day of the 10th month''): rebellion of
Prince Ōtsu discovered; he and conspirators are arrested
* 686 (''Shuchō 1, 3rd day of the 10th month''): Prince Ōtsu commits suicide
* 686 (''Shuchō 1, 16th day of the 11th month''):
Princess Ōku, Prince Ōtsu's sister, is removed from position at
Ise Shrine
The , located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami and the grain goddess Toyouke-hime (Toyouke Omikami). Also known simply as , Ise Shrine is a shrine complex composed of many Shi ...
[Hioki (2007:196)]
* 686 (''Shuchō 1, 17th day of the 11th month''): earthquake
Notes
References
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''Japan encyclopedia''.Cambridge:
Harvard University Press
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The pres ...
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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
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Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa''. New York:
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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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