Manju (era)

Manju (万寿) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, literally "year name") after Jian and before Chōgen. This period started in July 1024 and ended in July 1028.^[1] The reigning emperor was Go-Ichijō-tennō (後一条天皇).^[2]

Events of the Manju era

1024 (Manju 1): Fujiwara no Kintō withdrew from his public duties; and he retired to Kitayama in the north of Kyoto.^[3]
4 May 1026 (Manju 3, 15th day of the 4th month): a partial lunar eclipse.^[4]
1027 (Manju 4): Fujiwara no Michinaga died at age 62.^[5]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Manjū" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 607.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 156-159; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 307-310; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 195-196.
↑ Iwao, Seiichi. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon, p. 607.
↑ Pankenier, David. (1999). Archaeoastronomy in East Asia: Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan, and Korea, p. 89.
↑ Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron, p. 29.

Other websites

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

Manju	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
	1024	1025	1026	1027	1028

Preceded by:
Jian

Era or nengō:
'Manju

Succeeded by:
Chōgen

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Manjū" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 607.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 156-159; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 307-310; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 195-196.

[3] Iwao, Seiichi. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon, p. 607.

[4] Pankenier, David. (1999). Archaeoastronomy in East Asia: Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan, and Korea, p. 89.

[5] Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron, p. 29.

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