Tenroku

was a  after Anna and before Ten'en.  This period started in March 970 and ended in March 973.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tenroku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 961. The reigning emperors were  and .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 144-145; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 299-300; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 191-192.

Events of the Tenroku era
 970 (Tenroku 1, 1st month):  became Minister of the Left (sadaijin); and  became Minister of the Right (udaijin) in the Imperial court hierarchy.Titsingh, p. 144.
 970 (Tenroku 1, 5th month):  died at the age of 71; and the Koretada took his place as chief advisor to the emperor.
 970 (Tenroku 1, 10th month):  died at age 79.  He had held the office of sadaijin.
 971 (Tenroku 2, 3rd month): For the first time, a festival (matsuri) in honor of the kami of Iwashimizu Shrine was celebrated.
 971 (Tenroku 2, in the 11th month): Koretada was created  Prime Minister (daijō-daijin);  was made sadaijin; and  was named udaijin.Titsingh, pp. 144-145.
 4 April 972 (Tenroku 3, 5th day of the 3rd month): Koretada organized ceremonies which confirmed Emperor En'yū's role as monarch .Titsingh, p. 145.
 972 (Tenroku 3, 11th month): Koretada died at age 49.

Related pages 
 Heian period

References

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

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Preceded by:AnnaEra or nengō:TenrokuSucceeded by:Ten'en

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