Tenpyō-jingo

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Tenpyō-jingo (天平神護?) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,?, lit. "year name") after Tenpyō-hōji and before Jingo-keiun. This period spanned the years from January 765 through August 767.[1] The reigning empress was Empress Shōtoku (称徳天皇?). This was the same woman who had reigned previously as Empress Kōken (孝謙天皇?).[2]

Change of era

  • 765 Tenpyō-jingo gannen (天平神護元年?): 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-hōji 9, on the 7th day of the 1st month of 765.[3]

Events of the Tenpyō-jingo era

Notes

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References

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Preceded by Era or nengō
Tenpyō-jingo

765–767
Succeeded by
Jingo-keiun
  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tenpyō-jingo" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 957, p. 957, 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. 78-81; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 274-276; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 143-147.
  3. Brown, p. 276.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Titsingh, p. 78.