Kyūju

was a  after Ninpei and before Hōgen.  This period started in October 1151 and ended in April 1154.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Kyūju" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 588. The reigning emperors were  and .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des emepereurs du japon, pp. 186-188; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 324-327; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 205-208.

Events of the Kyūju era
 1154 (Kyūju 1, 8th month): Fujiwara no Saneyoshi was named Grand General of the Left.Titsingh, p. 188.

 22 August 1155 (Kyūju 2, 23rd day of the 7th month): In the 14th year of Konoe's reign, the emperor died.Brown, p. 326; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 近衛天皇 (76); retrieved 2012-5-18.

 23 August 1155 (Kyūju 2, 24th day of the 7th month): The succession (senso) was received by a younger brother who would become known as Emperor Go-Shirakawa.Titsingh, p. 189; Brown, 326.  This was confirmed by 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 Go-Murakami. Compare Kunaichō,  Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-5-22.

Related pages 
 Heian period

 References 

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

 Kyūju  1st  2nd  3rd  Gregorian  1154 1155  1156 
Preceded by:NinpeiEra or nengō:KyūjuSucceeded by:Hōgen

Category:Japanese eras