Tengen (era)

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Tengen (天元) was a Japanese era (年号, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Jōgen and before Eikan. This period spanned the years from November 978 through April 983.[1] The reigning emperor was En'yu-tennō (円融天皇).[2]

Change of era

  • February 20, 978 Tengen gannen (天元元年): 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 Jōgen 3, on the 15th day of the 4th month of 976.[3]

Events of the Tengen era

Notes

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tengen" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 958, p. 958, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
  2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 144-148; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 299-300; Varely, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 191-192.
  3. Brown, p. 300.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Titisingh, p. 146.

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Preceded by
Jōgen
Era or nengō
Tengen

978–983
Succeeded by
Eikan
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