Manju (era)

was a  after Jian and before Chōgen.  This period started in July 1024 and ended in July 1028.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Manjū" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 607. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 156-159; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 307-310; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 195-196.  

Events of the Manju era
 1024 (Manju 1): Fujiwara no Kintō withdrew from his public duties; and he retired to Kitayama in the north of Kyoto.Iwao, Seiichi. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon, p. 607. 
 4 May 1026 (Manju 3, 15th day of the 4th month): a partial lunar eclipse.Pankenier, David. (1999). Archaeoastronomy in East Asia: Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan, and Korea, p. 89. 
 1027 (Manju 4): Fujiwara no Michinaga died at age 62.Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron, p. 29.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

Manju1st2nd3rd4th5th  1024  1025  1026  1027  1028 
Preceded by:JianEra or nengō:'ManjuSucceeded by:Chōgen

Category:Japanese eras