Tenju

Tenju (天授) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Bunchū and before Kōwa.  This period started in May 1375 and ended in February 1381.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tenju" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 959.  The Southern Court monarch in Yoshino during this time was .Nussbaum, "Chōkei Tennō," p. 120.  The Northern Court pretender in Kyoto was .Nussbaum, "Go-En'yū Tennō," p. 251; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 310-312.

Events of the Tenju era 
 1375 (Tenju 1): Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu visits Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū.Titsingh, p. 312.
 1377 (Tenju 3): Goryeo diplomatic envoy Jeong Mongju met with the  in Kyūshū, Imagawa Ryōshun. The diplomats discussed steps to control pirates (wakō).Titsingh, p. 313; Kang, Jae-eun et al. (2006). The Land of Scholars : Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism, p. 159.
 1378 (Tenju 4): Yoshimitsu moved into his new home in Muromachi;Titsingh, p. 313. and the luxurious house and grounds are called Hana-no-GoshoAckroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron", p. 329.
 26 July 1380 (Tenju 6, 24th day of the 6th month): Former pretender Kōmyō died at age 60.Titsingh, p. 315.

Northern Court nengō
 Eiwa, 1375–1379
 Kōryaku, 1379–1381

Related pages
 Muromachi period

References

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

Tenju 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th  1375  1376 1377  1378  1379  1380  1381 
Preceded by:BunchūEra or nengō:TenjuSucceeded by:Kōwa

Category:Japanese eras
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Category:1380s disestablishments in Japan