Ten'ō

Ten'ō (天応) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Hōki and before Enryaku. This period started in January 781 and ended in August 782.^[1] During this time, the emperor was Kammu-tennō (桓武天皇).^[2]

Events of the Ten'ō era

Emperor Kammu, who received the Imperial succession in Ten'ō 1

• 22 December 781 (Ten'ō 1, 3rd day of the 12th month): In 11th year of the reign of Emperor Kōnin's reign (光仁天皇11年), he abdicated. The succession (senso) was received by his son.^[3] Soon after, Emperor Kammu is said to have accepted the monarch's role and duties and powers (sokui).^[4] This was confirmed in ceremonies.^[5]

Related pages

• Nara period

References

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ten'ō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 960.
2. Nussbaum, "Kammu Tennō," p. 464; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 86-95; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 277-279; Varley, H. Paul. Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 148-150.
3. Titsingh, pp. 85; Brown, p. 277.
4. Titsingh, p. 86
5. Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2011-12-19.

Other websites

• National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Ten'ō	1st	2nd
	781	782

Preceded by: Hōki

Era or nengō: Ten'ō

Succeeded by: Enryaku