Chōkyū

was a  after Chōryaku and before Kantoku.  This period started in November 1040 and ended in November 1044.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōkyū" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 121. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 160-162; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 311; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 195-196.

Events of the Chōkyū era
 1040 (Chōkyū 1, 1st day of the 1st month): a partial eclipse of the sun, predicted for midday, occurred in mid-afternoon, causing complaints about the astronomers' failure to be more accurate.Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 59, p. 399.
 1040 (Chōkyū 1, 9th month): The Sacred Mirror was burned in a fire.Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron, p. 29.
 1041 (Chōkyū 2): The Sanjo Palace burned; and it was reconstructed.Hvass, Svend M. (1999). Ise: Japan's Ise shrines, p. 1935.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

Chōkyū1st2nd3rd4th5th  1040  1041  1042  1043  1044 
Preceded by:ChōryakuEra or nengō:ChōkyūSucceeded by:Kantoku

Category:Japanese eras