Kyūju
Japanese era from October 1154 to April 1156
Kyūju (久寿) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Ninpei and before Hōgen. This period started in October 1151 and ended in April 1154.[1] The reigning emperors were Konoe-tennō (近衛天皇) and Emperor Go-Shirakawa-tennō (後白河天皇).[2]
Events of the Kyūju era
change- 1154 (Kyūju 1, 8th month): Fujiwara no Saneyoshi was named Grand General of the Left.[3]
- 22 August 1155 (Kyūju 2, 23rd day of the 7th month): In the 14th year of Konoe's reign, the emperor died.[4]
- 23 August 1155 (Kyūju 2, 24th day of the 7th month): The succession (senso) was received by a younger brother who would become known as Emperor Go-Shirakawa.[5] This was confirmed by ceremonies.[6]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kyūju" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 588.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des emepereurs du japon, pp. 186-188; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 324-327; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 205-208.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 188.
- ↑ Brown, p. 326; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 近衛天皇 (76); retrieved 2012-5-18.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 189; Brown, 326.
- ↑ 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 Go-Murakami. Compare Kunaichō, Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-5-22.
Other websites
change- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Kyūju | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Gregorian | 1154 | 1155 | 1156 |
| Preceded by: Ninpei |
Era or nengō: Kyūju |
Succeeded by: Hōgen |
