Editing Module:Reiki (era) (section)

==Events of the ''Reiki'' era==
* '''715''' (''Reiki 1''): [[Empress Gemmei]] abdicates; and her daughter receives the succession (''senso''). Shortly thereafter, Empress Genshō formally accedes to the throne (''[[sokui]]''). [[Emperor Mommu]], Genshō's father, had died in 707, but his son (her brother) was deemed too young to receive the succession (''senso''); and instead, the mother of the male heir formally acceded to the throne (''sokui'') as Empress Gemmei until her son would grow mature enough to accept ''senso'' and ''sokui''. The future Emperor Shōmu's sister undertook a similar responsibility as Empress Genshō.<ref>Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki'', p. 44; a distinct act of ''senso'' is unrecognized prior to [[Emperor Tenji]]; and all sovereigns except [[Empress Jitō|Jitō]],  [[Emperor Yōzei|Yōzei]], [[Emperor Go-Toba|Go-Toba]], and [[Emperor Fushimi|Fushimi]] have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of [[Emperor Go-Murakami]].</ref> {{Moreinfo}}