Chōtoku

was a  after Eiso and before Chōhō.  This period started in February 995 and ended in January 999.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōtoku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 124.  The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 150-153; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 302-307; Varely, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 192-195.

Events of the Chōtoku era
 995 (Chōtoku 1): Fujiwara no Michinaga was given the office of Minister of the Right (udaijin).Titsingh, p. 152.
 996 (Chōtoku 2, 7th month): Michinaga became Minister of the Left (sadaijin); and Fujiwara no Akimitsu was named udaijin.Titsingh, p. 153.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

Chōtoku1st2nd3rd4th5th  995  996  997  998  999 
Preceded by:ShōryakuEra or nengō:ChōtokuSucceeded by:Chōhō

Category:Japanese eras