Anna (era)

was a  after Kōhō and before Tenroku.  This period spanned the years from August 968 through March 970.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Anna" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 32.  The reigning emperors were  and .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 142-143; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 299-300; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 191-192.

Events of the Anna era
 968 (Anna 1, 6th month):  became Chancellor (kampaku).Titsingh, p. 142.

 26 October 968 (Anna 1, 26th day of the 10th month): A child who would become Emperor Kazan is born in the house of the man who would become Emperor Ichijo.McCullough, Helen Craig. (1980). Okagami, the Great Mirror: Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027) and his Times, p. 80.

 969 (Anna 2, 10th month): died.  He was Minister of the Left (sadaijin) in the Imperial court hierarchy.Titsingh, p. 144.

 969 (Anna 2, 12th month): The kampaku Saneyori celebrated his 70th birthday.

 969 (Anna 2): The "Anna Incident" (Anna no hen)Mostow, Joshua. (1999).  At the House of Gathered Leaves: Shorter Biographical and Autobiographical Narratives from Japanese Court Literature, p. 3; excerpt, "At the time of Emperor Murakami's death and the accession of Emperor Reizei in 967, it was unclear who would be crown prince ....  In 969, an alleged plot to usurp the throne was uncovered; and Imperial Prince Tamehira was banished to Kyushu."

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

Anna1st2nd3rd  968  969  970 
Preceded by:KōhōEra or nengō:AnnaSucceeded by:Tenroku

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