Shōtai

was a  after Kanpyō and before Engi.  This period started in April 898 and ended in July 901.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shōtai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 887.  During this time, the reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon,  pp. 129-134; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gokanshō, pp. 291-293; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 179-181.

Events of the Shōtai era
 7 December, 899 (Shōtai 2, 1st day of the 11th month): At winter solstice, all the great officials of the empire presented themselves in the Imperial court.Titsingh,  p. 130.
 6 February 900 (Shōtai 3, 3rd day of the 1st month):  The emperor went to visit his father in the place former-Emperor Uda had chosen to live after abdication.Titsingh,  pp. 130-131.
 900 (Shōtai 3, 10th month): The former-Emperor Uda traveled to   in what is now Wakayama Prefecture.  He visited the temples on the slopes of the mountain.Titsingh,  p. 131.

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:KanpyōEra or nengō:ShōtaiSucceeded by:Engi

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