Anna (era)
Japanese era from 968 to 970
Anna (安和) was a Japanese era (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kōhō and before Tenroku. This period spanned the years from August 968 through March 970.[1] The reigning emperors were Reizei-tennō (冷泉天皇) and En'yū-tennō (円融天皇).[2]
Events of the Anna era
change- 968 (Anna 1, 6th month): Fujiwara no Saneyori (藤原実頼) became Chancellor (kampaku).[3]
- 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.[4]
- 969 (Anna 2, 10th month):Fujiwara no Morotada (藤原師尹) died. He was Minister of the Left (sadaijin) in the Imperial court hierarchy.[5]
- 969 (Anna 2, 12th month): The kampaku Saneyori celebrated his 70th birthday.[5]
- 969 (Anna 2): The "Anna Incident" (Anna no hen)[6]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Anna" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 32.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 142.
- ↑ McCullough, Helen Craig. (1980). Okagami, the Great Mirror: Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027) and his Times, p. 80.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Titsingh, p. 144.
- ↑ 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."
Other websites
change- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Anna | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 968 | 969 | 970 |
| Preceded by: Kōhō |
Era or nengō: Anna |
Succeeded by: Tenroku |
