Tentoku

was a  after Tenryaku and before Ōwa.  This period started in October 957Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tenryaku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 961. and ended in February 961.Nussbaum, "Ōwa" at p. 767.  The reigning emperors was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales ds empereurs du japon, pp. 139-142; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 295-298; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 183-190.

Events of the Tentoku era
 957 (Tentoku 1, 4th month): The emperor celebrated the 50th birthday of Fujiwara Morosuke.Titsingh, p. 140.
 958 (Tentoku 2, 3rd month): Fujiwara Saneyori is honored with the privilege of traveling by cart.
 16 October 960 (Tentoku 4, 23rd day of the 9th month): The Imperial palace burned down.Titsingh, p. 141; Brown, p. 297.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

Tentoku1st2nd3rd4th5th  957  958  959  960  961  
Preceded by:TenryakuEra or nengō:TentokuSucceeded by:Ōwa

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