Kantoku

was a  after Chōkyū and before Eishō.  This period started in November 1044 and ended in April 1046.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kantoku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 479.  The reigning emperors were  and .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 160-162; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 310-311; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 195-196.

Events of the Kantoku era
 1045 (Kantoku 2, 16th day of the 1st month):  Emperor Go-Suzaku abdicated; and his eldest son received the succession (senso) on the same day.  Soon after, Emperor Go-Reizei 's role as monarch is confirmed by ceremonies (sokui).Brown, p. 311; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, 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. Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō),  Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-5-26. 
 1045 (Kantoku 2, 18th day in the 1st month): Go-Suzaku died at the age of 37.Titsingh, p. 160; Brown, p. 311Kunaichō, 後朱雀天皇 (69); retrieved 2012-5-26.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

Kantoku1st2nd3rd  1044  1045  1046 
Preceded by:ChōkyūEra or nengō:KantokuSucceeded by:Eishō

Category:Japanese eras