Jingo-keiun

was a  after Tenpyō-jingo and before Hōki.  This period started in August 767 and ended in October 770.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Jingo-keiun" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 422.   The reigning monarch was .Nussbaum, "Shōtoku Tennō," p. 888; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 78-81; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 276; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 145.  This was the same woman who had reigned as the former .Nussbaum, "Kōken Tennō," pp. 547-548.

Events of the Jingo-keiun era
 28 August 770 (Jingo-keiun 4, 4th day of the 8th month): In the 5th year of Shōtoku's reign, the empress died; and she named Prince Shirakabe as her heir. The succession (senso) was received and soon after, Emperor Kōnin is said to have accepted the monarch's role and duties and powers (sokui).Titsingh,  p. 81; Brown, p. 276; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), (称徳天皇 (48); retrieved 2012-5-22. This was confirmed in ceremonies.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 Kunaichō,  Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-5-22.  

The Jingō-kaihō' was a copper coin issued from 765 to 796.  It had a diameter of about 23 mm and a weight of between 3.4 and 4.5 grams.Nussbaum, "Jingō-kaihō" at p. 422.

 Related pages 
 Nara period

 References 

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

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Preceded by:Tenpyō-jingoEra or nengō:Jingo-keiunSucceeded by:Hōki

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