Shōtai

Shōtai (昌泰) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kanpyō and before Engi. This period started in April 898 and ended in July 901.^[1] During this time, the reigning emperor was Daigo-tennō (醍醐天皇).^[2]

Events of the Shōtai era

7 December, 899 (Shōtai 2, 1st day of the 11th month): At winter solstice, all the great officials of the empire presented themselves in the Imperial court.^[3]
6 February 900 (Shōtai 3, 3rd day of the 1st month): The emperor went to visit his father in the place former-Emperor Uda had chosen to live after abdication.^[4]
900 (Shōtai 3, 10th month): The former-Emperor Uda traveled to Mount Kōya (高野山, , Kōya-san) in what is now Wakayama Prefecture. He visited the temples on the slopes of the mountain.^[5]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shōtai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 887.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 129-134; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gokanshō, pp. 291-293; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 179-181.
↑ Titsingh, p. 130.
↑ Titsingh, pp. 130-131.
↑ Titsingh, p. 131.

Other websites

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

Shōtai	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
	898	899	900	901

Preceded by:
Kanpyō

Era or nengō:
Shōtai

Succeeded by:
Engi

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shōtai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 887.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 129-134; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gokanshō, pp. 291-293; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 179-181.

[3] Titsingh, p. 130.

[4] Titsingh, pp. 130-131.

[5] Titsingh, p. 131.

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