Ōtoku

was a  after Eihō and before Kanji.  This period spanned the years from February 1084 through April 1087.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Ōtoku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 764.  The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 169-171; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 316; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 199-202.

Events of the Ōtoku Era
 1084 (Ōtoku 1, 9th month): The emperor's principal consort, died; and Shirakawa's grief overwhelmed him.Titsingh, p. 171.

 1084 (Ōtoku 3, 9th month): Shirakawa announced his intention to abdicate in favor of his son.

 3 January 1084 (Ōtoku 3, 26th day of the 11th month): Shirakawa abdicated,Brown, p. 316. and he took the title Daijō-tennō.  The succession (senso) was received by a his son. Soon after, Emperor Horikawa accepted the monarch's role and duties and powers (sokui).Titsingh, p. 172; 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 Imperial Household Agency (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

 Ōtoku  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  Gregorian  1084  1085  1086  1087 
Preceded by:EihōEra or nengō:ŌtokuSucceeded by:Kanji

Category:Japanese eras