Tenpyō (天平), also romanized as Tempyō, was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Jinki and before Tenpyō-kanpō. This period started in August 729 and ended in April 749.[1] The reigning emperor was Shōmu-tennō (聖武天皇).[2]
- 740 (Tenpyō 12, 10th month): The forces of Fujiwara no Hirotsugu are defeated in Hizen Province on the island of Kyushu.[3]
- 740 (Tenpyō 12): Japan's capital city is established in Kuni-kyō.[4]
- 741 (Tenpyō 13): The Emperor establishes Buddhist temples in the provinces of Japan. Provincial monasteries were built.[5]
- 743 (Tenpyō 15): The Emperor orders creation of a huge statue of the Buddha (daibutsu) which will be part of Tōdai-ji, Nara.[6]
- 744 (Tenpyō 16): Naniwa-kyō became Japan's capital.[3]
- 745 (Tenpyō 17): The capital returns to Heijō-kyō.[7]
- 749 (Tenpyō 20, 4th month): Former-Empress Genshō died.[8]
- 749 (Tenpyō 20): After a 25-year reign, Emperor Shōmu abdicated and took vows as a Buddhist priest.[9] Shōmu's daughter receives the succession (senso). Soon after, Empress Kōken's role as monarch was confirmed (sokui).[10]
Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tempyō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 957.
Brown, p. 273; Varley, p. 141.
Varley, p. 143; Shomu was the first emperor to become a Buddhist priest; and Empress Komyo was the first empress to became a Buddhist nun.
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