Chōtoku

Chōtoku (長徳) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") after Shōryaku and before Chōhō. This period spanned the years from February 995 through January 999.^[1] The reigning emperor was Ichijō-tennō (一条天皇).^[2]

Change of era

• 995 Chōtoku gannen (長徳元年): 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 Shōryaku 6, on 22 February 995.^[3]

Events of the Chōtoku era

• 995 (Chōtoku 1): Fujiwara no Michinaga is given the office of Udaijin.^[4]
• 996 (Chōtoku 2, 7th month): Michinaga become Sadaijin; and Fujiwara no Akimitsu is named Udaijin.^[5]