Ten'en

was a  after Tenroku and before Jōgen.  This period started in December 973 and ended in July 976.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ten'en" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 958.   The reigning emperor were .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 144-146; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 299-300; Varely, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 191-192.

Events of the Ten'en era
 28 May 973 (Ten'en 1, 24th day of the 4th month): A fire broke out in a Minamoto compound located near the Imperial Palace.  The fire destroyed more than 300 houses.  The guard was doubled around the Emperor's residence.Titsingh, p. 145.
 974 (Ten'en 2, 2nd month): Fujiwara no Kanemichi was named daijō-daijin in the Imperial court hierarchy; and he was given permission to travel to court in a carriage.
 974 (Ten'en 2, 10th month): The emperor received a gift of horses from Korea.
 975 (Ten'en 3, 8th month): A comet was seen in the night sky.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

Ten'en1st2nd3rd4th  973  974  975  976 
Preceded by:TenrokuEra or nengō:Ten'enSucceeded by:Jōgen

Category:Japanese eras