Tengi

was a  after Eishō and before Kōhei.  This period started in January 1053 and ended in August 1058.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tengi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 958. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 162-166;  Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 311-314; ; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 197-198.

Events of the Tengi Era
 1056 (Tengi 4, 7th-8th months): A star with the shape of a broom was observed in the east at daybreak.Pankenier, David et al. (2008).  Archaeoastronomy in East Asia: Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan, and Korea, p. 122.
 1057 (Tengi 5, 9th month): Abe no Yoritoki was killed in battle by a stray arrow.Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron, p. 120.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

Tengi1st2nd3rd4th5th6th  1053  1054  1055  1056  1057  1058
Preceded by:EishōEra or nengō:TengiSucceeded by:Kōhei

Category:Japanese eras