Saikō

was a  after Ninju and before Ten'an.  This period started in November 854Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ninju" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 716. and ended in February 857.Nussbaum, "Ten'an" at p. 957. During this time, the emperor was  .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 112-114; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 285; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 165.

Events of the Saikō era

 21 April 854 (Saikō 1, 13th day of the 6th month): Minamoto no Tokiwa, also known as Minamoto no Tsune, died at age 43.Titsingh, p. 113; Brown, p. 285; Nussbaum, "Minamoto no Tokiwa" at p. 634.  He was a son of Emperor Saga and he was one of the editors of the Nihon kōki.Nussbaum, "Nihon kōki" at p. 709.

 855 (Saikō 2, 1st month): An Emishi uprising in the north was met with military force.Titsingh,   p. 114.

 855 (Saikō 2, 5th month): The head of the great statute of Buddha in the Tōdai-ji fell off. Donations were collected to pay for making another head for the Daibutsu.

Related pages
 Heian 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:NinjuEra or nengō:SaikōSucceeded by:Ten'an

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