Editing Module:Tengyō

{{Short description|Period of Japanese history (938–947 CE)}}
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{{nihongo|'''Tengyō'''|天慶}} was a {{nihongo|[[Japanese era name]]|年号|''nengō''|"year name"}} after ''[[Jōhei]]'' and before ''[[Tenryaku]].''  This period spanned the years from May 938<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Jōhei''" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 429|page=429}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120524174828/http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 |date=2012-05-24 }}.</ref> through April 947.<ref>Nussbaum, "''Tenryaku''" at {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 961.|page=961}}</ref> The reigning emperors were {{nihongo|[[Emperor Suzaku|Suzaku]]''-tennō''|朱雀天皇}} and {{nihongo|[[Emperor Murakami|Murakami]]''-tennō''|村上天皇}}.<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. 134]–155; Brown, Delmer ''et al.'' (1979). ''Gukanshō'', pp. 294–295; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki'', pp. 181–183.</ref>

==Change of era==
* '''February 2, 938''' {{nihongo|''Tengyō gannen''|天慶元年}}<!-- NengoCalc 天慶一年一月一日 -->: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Jōhei'' 8, on the 23rd day of the 5th month.<ref>Brown, p. 295.</ref>

==Events of the ''Tengyō'' era==
* '''April 6, 938''' (''Tengyō 1, 4th day of the 3rd month''):  Ten pairs of [[rooster]]s were matched-up in [[cockfights]] before the emperor.<ref name="t136">Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 136.]</ref>
* '''938''' (''Tengyō 1, 4th month''):  Several intermittent ground-tremors were felt in [[Heian-kyō]] from the 10th through the 29th days of this month.<ref name="t136"/>
* '''939''' (''Tengyō 1, 1st month''): [[Fujiwara no Tadahira]] celebrated his 60th birthday.<ref name="t136"/>
* '''939''' (''Tengyō 2, 5th month''): The ''[[udaijin]]'' [[Fujiwara no Tsunesuke]] died.<ref name="t136"/>
* '''939''' (''Tengyō 2, 12th month''):  The beginning of the revolt of [[Taira no Masakado]], also known as ''[[Jōhei Tengyo no ran]]''
* '''941''' (''Tengyō 4, 7th month'') : [[Fujiwara no Sumitomo]] died; also the end of ''[[Jōhei Tengyo no ran]]''
* '''941''' (''Tengyō 4, 11th month''): The emperor created Tadahira ''[[kampaku]]''.<ref name="t138">Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 138.]</ref>
* '''944''' (''Tengyō 7, 11th month''):  [[Fujiwara no Saneyori]], the eldest son of Tadahira, was named ''udaijin.''<ref name="t138"/>
* '''945''' (''Tengyō 8, 11th month''):  The ''[[sadaijin]]'' [[Fujiwara no Nakahira]] died at age 71.<ref name="t138"/>
* '''May 16, 946''' (''Tengyō 9, 13th day of the 4th month''):  In the 16th year of the reign of Suzaku''-tennō'' (朱雀天皇17年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (the ''senso'') was received by his younger brother, Nariakira-shinnō.<ref>Brown, p. 295; Varley, 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|Go-Murakami]].</ref>
* '''May 31, 946''' (''Tengyō 9, 28th day of the 4th month''): Emperor Murakami, who was 21 years old, acceded to the throne (the ''sokui'').<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 139]; Varley, p. 44.</ref>

==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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| years = 938–947
| after =[[Tenryaku]]
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