Chōtoku

Chōtoku (長徳) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Eiso and before Chōhō. This period started in February 995 and ended in January 999.^[1] The reigning emperor was Ichijō-tennō (一条天皇).^[2]

Events of the Chōtoku era

995 (Chōtoku 1): Fujiwara no Michinaga was given the office of Minister of the Right (udaijin).^[3]
996 (Chōtoku 2, 7th month): Michinaga became Minister of the Left (sadaijin); and Fujiwara no Akimitsu was named udaijin.^[4]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōtoku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 124.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 150-153; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 302-307; Varely, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 192-195.
↑ Titsingh, p. 152.
↑ Titsingh, p. 153.

Other websites

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

Chōtoku	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
	995	996	997	998	999

Preceded by:
Shōryaku

Era or nengō:
Chōtoku

Succeeded by:
Chōhō

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōtoku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 124.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 150-153; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 302-307; Varely, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 192-195.

[3] Titsingh, p. 152.

[4] Titsingh, p. 153.

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