Jiryaku

was a  after Kōhei and before Enkyū.  This period started in August 1065 and ended in April 1069.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Jiryaku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 425.  The reigning emperors were  and .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 162-166;  Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 311-314; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 197-198.

Events of the Jiryaku Era
 3 April 1066 (Jiryaku 2, 6th day of the 3rd month): A broom star appeared in the east at first light.Pankenier, David et al. (2008). Archaeoastronomy in East Asia: Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan, and Korea, p. 120.

 1068 (Jiryaku 4, 14th day of the 8th month): Ceremonies for starting construction on rebuilding the Coronation Hall which had been damaged by fire.Kitagawa, Hiroshi et al. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 74. 

 1068 (Jiryaku 4, 19th day of the 4th month): In the 4th year of Emperor Go-Reizei's reign, the emperor died at age 44;Varley, p. 198; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 後冷泉天皇 (70); retrieved 2012-5-22. and the succession (senso) was received by a his son.  Shortly thereafter, Go-Sanjō accepted the monarch's role and duties and powers (sokui).Titsingh, p. 166; Brown, p. 313.  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 2012-2-23.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

Jiryaku1st2nd3rd4th5th  1065  1066  1067  1068  1069 
Preceded by:KōheiEra or nengō:JiryakuSucceeded by:Enkyū

Category:Japanese eras