Tengen (era)

was a  after Jōgen and before Eikan.  This period started in November 978 and ended in April 983.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tengen" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 958.  The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 144-148; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 299-300; Varely, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 191-192.

Events of the Tengen era
 978 (Tengen 1, 8th month): The emperor allowed the daughter of Fujiwara no Kaneie to be introduced into his household; and a son was born soon after.Titisingh, p. 146.
 978 (Tengen 1, 10th month): Fujiwara no Yoritada was given the court office of Prime Minister (daijō-daijin). Minamoto no Masanobu was made Minister of the Left (sadaijin).  Fujiwara no Kaneie was made Minister of the Right (udaijin).

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:JōgenEra or nengō:TengenSucceeded by:Eikan

Category:Japanese eras