Chōryaku

was a  after Chōgen and before Chōkyū.  This period spanned the years from April 1037Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōgen" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 118. through 1040.Nussbaum, "Chōkyū" at p. 121.  The reigning emperor was .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 Chōryaku era
 1037 (Chōryaku 1, 2nd day of the 7th month): The eldest son of Emperor Go-Suzaku (Prince Chikihito, who was would become Emperor Go-Reizei) has his coming of age ceremony.Brown, p. 311.
 1037 (Chōryaku 1, 17th day of the 8th month): Go-Suzaku formally names Chikihito as his heir and Crown Prince.
 1038 (Chōryaku 2, 1st day of the 9th month): Fujiwara no Chikaie was killed by a servant during an  attempted robbery; and all the greats of the Fujiwara went into mourning.Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 59, p. 399.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

Keichō1st2nd3rd4th  1037  1038  1039  1040 
Preceded by:ChōgenEra or nengō:ChōryakuSucceeded by:Chōkyū

Category:Japanese eras