Ten'ei

Ten'ei (天永) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Tennin and before Eikyū. This period started in July 1110 and ended in July 1113.^[1] The reigning emperor was Emperor Toba-tennō (鳥羽天皇).^[2]

Events of the Ten'ei Era

1109 (Ten'ei 1, in the 5th month): Emperor Toba visited Hosho-ji where he donated a Buddhist manuscript which had been created using gold characters on blue paper.^[3]

1110 (Ten'ei 1, in the 6th month): The Miidera-ji burned down. ^[4]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ten'ei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 958.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 178-180; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 321; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 200-204.
↑ Titsingh, p. 179.
↑ Brown, p. 322.

Other websites

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

Ten'ei	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Gregorian	1110	1111	1112	1113

Preceded by:
Tennin

Era or nengō:
Ten'ei

Succeeded by:
Eikyū

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ten'ei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 958.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 178-180; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 321; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 200-204.

[3] Titsingh, p. 179.

[4] Brown, p. 322.

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