Editing Module:Enchō

{{Short description|Period of Japanese history (923–931 CE)}}
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{{nihongo|'''Enchō'''|延長}} was a {{nihongo|[[Japanese era name]]|年号|''nengō''|"year name"}} after ''[[Engi (era)|Engi]]'' and before ''[[Jōhei]].''  This period spanned the years from April 923 through April 931.<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Enchō''" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 177|page=177}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [https://archive.today/20120524174828/http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File].</ref> The reigning emperors were {{nihongo|[[Emperor Daigo]]''-tennō''|醍醐天皇}} and {{nihongo|[[Emperor Suzaku]]''-tennō''|朱雀天皇}}.<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  ''Annales des empereurs du japon'', pp. 129–134]; Brown, Delmer ''et al.'' (1979). ''Gukanshō'', p. 291–293; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki'', p. 179–181.</ref>

==Change of era==
* '''January 20, 923''' {{nihongo|''Enchō gannen''|延長元年}}<!-- NengoCalc  延長一年一月一日 -->: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Engi'' 23, on the 11th day of the intercalary 4th month of 923.<ref>Brown, p. 292; Varley, p. 179.</ref>

==Events of the ''Enchō'' era==
* '''929''' (''Enchō 7, 8th month''): Floods devastated the country and many perished.<ref name="t134">Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 134.]</ref>
* '''July 24, 930''' (''Enchō 8, 26th day of the 6th month'')<!-- NengoCalc 延長八年六月二十六日  -->: A huge black storm cloud traveled from the slopes of Mt. Atago to [[Heian-kyō]] accompanied by frightful thunder. Lightning struck the Imperial Palace. Both Senior Counselor Fuijwara-no Kiyotsura (also known as Miyoshi no Kiyoyuki) and Middle Controller of the Right Taira-no Mareyo and many other subaltern officers were killed and their bodies were consumed in the subsequent fires. The deaths were construed as an act of revenge by the unsettled spirit of the late [[Sugawara no Michizane]].<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 134]; Brown, p. 293; Varley, p. 179–181.</ref>
* '''October 16, 930''' (''Enchō 8, 22nd day of the 9th month'')<!-- NengoCalc 延長八年九月二十二日  -->: In the 34th year of Daigo''-tennō''{{'}}s reign (醍醐天皇34年), the emperor fell ill; and, fearing that he might not survive, Daigo abdicated. At this point, the succession (''senso'') was said to have been received by his son. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Suzaku is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui'').<ref>Brown, p. 293; Varley, p. 44.</ref>
* '''October 23, 930''' (''Enchō 8, 29th day of the 9th month'')<!-- NengoCalc  延長八年九月二十九日 -->: Emperor Daigo entered the Buddhist priesthood in the very early morning hours. As a monk, he took the Buddhist name Hō-kongō; and shortly thereafter, this humble monk died at the age of 46.<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 134]; Brown, p. 292.</ref> This monk was buried in the precincts of [[Daigo-ji]], which is why the former-emperor's posthumous name became Daigo''-tennō''.<ref name="t134"/>

==Notes==
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==References==
* Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). [https://books.google.com/books?id=w4f5FrmIJKIC&q=Gukansho  ''Gukanshō: The Future and the Past''.] Berkeley: University of California Press. {{ISBN|978-0-520-03460-0}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/251325323  OCLC 251325323]
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC  ''Japan encyclopedia''.] Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition  OCLC 58053128]
* [[Isaac Titsingh|Titsingh, Isaac.]] (1834). ''[[Nihon Ōdai Ichiran]]''; ou, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&q=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran  ''Annales des empereurs du Japon''.]  Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5850691 OCLC 5850691]
* [[H. Paul Varley|Varley, H. Paul]]. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa''. New York: [[Columbia University Press]]. {{ISBN|9780231049405}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6042764  OCLC 6042764]

== External links ==
* [[National Diet Library]], "The Japanese Calendar" [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection]

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