Jōryaku
Appearance
Jōryaku (承暦) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) after Jōhō and before Eihō. This period started in November 1077 and ended in February 1081.[1] The reigning emperor was Emperor Shirakawa-tennō (白河天皇).[2]
Events of the Jōryaku Era
[change | change source]- 1077 (Jōryaku 1, 1st month): Shirakawa went to the Kamo Shrines. Also, he visited Kiyomizu-dera and other Buddhist temples.[3]
- 1077 (Jōryaku 1, 2nd month): Minamoto no Morofusa died at the age of 70. He had held the office of Minister of the Right (udaijin).[3]
- 1077 (Jōryaku 1): The emperor caused Hosshō-ji (dedicated to the "Superiority of Buddhist Law") to be built at Shirakawa.[4]
- 1079 (Jōryaku 3, 10th month): The emperor visited the Fushimi Inari-taisha at the foot of Mount Fushimi; and he went to the Yasaka Shrine.[3]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Jōryaku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 433.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 169-170; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 316; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 200-202.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Titsingh, p. 170.
- ↑ Brown, p. 317; Varley, p. 200.
Other websites
[change | change source]- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Jōryaku | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
Gregorian | 1077 | 1078 | 1079 | 1080 | 1081 |
Preceded by: Jōhō |
Era or nengō: Jōryaku |
Succeeded by: Eihō |