Kanpyō (era)

, also romanized as Kampyō was a  after Ninna and before Shōtai.  This period started in April 889 and ended in April 898.  The reigning emperors were  and .

Events of the Kanpyō era
 889 (Kanpyō 1, 10th month):  Former-Emperor Yōzei suffered a period of acute mental illness.
 4 August 897 (Kanpyō 9, 3rd day of the 7th month):  In the 10th year of Uda's reign, the emperor abdicated; and his eldest son received the succession (senso).
 6 August 897 (Kanpyō 9, 5th day of the 7th month): Emperor Daigo accepted the monarch's role and duties and powers (sokui).  This was confirmed in ceremonies.Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō),  Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-2-26.

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:NinnaEra or nengō:KanpyōSucceeded by:Shōtai

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