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
In politics, a figurehead is a practice of who ''de jure'' (in name or by law) appears to hold an important and often supremely powerful title or office, yet '' de facto'' (in reality) exercises little to no actual power. This usually means that ...
while authority was in the hands of
Fujiwara no Nakamaro
, also known as , Brown, Delmer M. (1979). ''Gukanshō,'' p. 274 was a Japanese aristocrat (''kuge''), courtier, and statesman. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Fujiwara no Nakamaro"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 207. He was chancellor ('' Daij ...
and during the later years of the era increasingly with retired
Empress Kōken and the monk
Dōkyō
was a Japanese monk who rose to power through the favor of Empress Kōken (Empress Shōtoku) and became a ''Daijō-daijin Zenji'', the rank set up for him, and later became a ''Hōō'', the highest rank of the religious world.
He served Ryoben ...
.
Change of era
* 757 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Tenpyō-shōhō'' 9, on the 2nd day of the 8th month.
Events of the ''Tenpyō-hōji'' era
* 757 (''Tenpyō-hōji 1''): The new era begins on the 2nd day of the 8th month of ''Tenpyō-shōhō'' 9.
* 760 (''Tenpyō-hōji 4''): Additional coins were put into circulation – each copper coin bearing the words ''Mannen Ten-hō'', each silver coin bearing the words ''Teihei Genhō'', and each gold coin bearing the words ''Kaiki Shōhō''.
*764:
Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion
* 26 January 765 (''Tenpyō-hōji 9, 1st day of the 1st month''): In the 6th year of Junnin''-tennō''s reign (淳仁天皇6年), the emperor was deposed by his adoptive mother; and the succession (''senso'') was received by former-Empress Kōken. Shortly thereafter, Empress Shōtoku is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui'').
[Brown, pp. 276; Varley, p. 44, 145.]
Notes
References
* Appert, Georges and Hiroshi Kinoshita. (1888). ''Ancien japon.'' Tokyo: Kokubunsha
OCLC 458497085* 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
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The pres ...
.
OCLC 58053128*
Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''
Nihon Odai Ichiran
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''; 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
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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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