Jōryaku

was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) after Jōhō and before Eihō.  This period started in November 1077 and ended in February 1081.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Jōryaku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 433.  The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 169-170; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 316; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 200-202.

Events of the Jōryaku Era
 1077 (Jōryaku 1, 1st month): Shirakawa  went to the Kamo Shrines.  Also, he visited Kiyomizu-dera and other Buddhist temples.Titsingh,   p. 170.
 1077 (Jōryaku 1, 2nd month): Minamoto no Morofusa died at the age of 70.  He had held the office of Minister of the Right (udaijin).
 1077 (Jōryaku 1): The emperor caused Hosshō-ji (dedicated to the "Superiority of Buddhist Law") to be built at Shirakawa.Brown, p. 317; Varley, p. 200.
 1079 (Jōryaku 3, 10th month): The emperor visited the Fushimi Inari-taisha at the foot of Mount Fushimi; and he went to the Yasaka Shrine.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

 Jōryaku  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  Gregorian  1077  1078  1079  1080  1081
Preceded by:JōhōEra or nengō:JōryakuSucceeded by:Eihō

Category:Japanese eras