Reiki (era)

was a  after Wadō and before Yōrō.  This period started in September 715 and ended in November 717.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Reiki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 785. The reigning empress was .Nussbaum, "Genshō Tennō," p. 240; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 65-67;  Brown, Delmer et al. (1979).  Gukanshō, pp. 271-272; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 140-141.

Events of the Reiki era
 715 (Reiki 1): In the 7th year of Gemmei's reign, the empress abdicated; and her daughter received the succession (senso).Brown,  p. 271.  Soon after, Empress Genshō's new role as empress is confirmed with ceremonies (sokui).Titsingh, p. 65; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, 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 2012-5-22.

Related pages
 Nara period

References

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

Reiki1st2nd3rd  715   716  717  
Preceded by:WadōEra or nengō:ReikiSucceeded by:Yōrō

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