Jōhei

Jōhei (承平, Jōhei^?), also romanized as Shōhei) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,^?, lit. "year name") after Enchō and before Tengyō. This period spanned the years from 931 through 938. The reigning emperor was Emperor Suzaku-tennō (朱雀天皇, Emperor Suzaku-tennō^?).^[1]

[edit] Change of era

Jōhei gannen (承平元年, Jōhei gannen^?); 931: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Enchō 9, on the 26th day of the 4th month of 931.^[2].

Jōhei 1, on the 19th day of the 7th month (931): The former-Emperor Uda (867-931) died at the age of 65.^[3]
Jōhei 2, in the 8th month (932): The udaijin (Minister of the Right) Fujiwara no Sadakata (873-932) died at the age of 65.^[4]
Jōhei 3, in the 8th month (933): The dainagon (great counselor) Fujiwara no Nakahira, brother of sesshō (regent) Fujiwara Takahira, is named udaijin.^[5]
Jōhei 3, in the 12th month (933): Ten of the chief dignitaries of the empire went falcon-hunting together in Owari province. Each of them was magnificent in his formal hunting attire.^[4]
Jōhei 5 (935): The Great Fundamental Central Hall (kompon chūdō) on Mt. Hiei burned down.^[6]
Jōhei 6, on the 19th day of the 8th month (936): Fujiwara Tadahira was named daijō-daijin (Prime Minister); and in this same period, Fujiwara Nakahira was named sadaijin (Minister of the Left), and Fujiwara Tsunesuke was named udaijin.^[4]
Jōhei 7, in the 12th month (937): The former-Emperor Yōzei celebrated his 70th birthday.^[4]

^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 134-155; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 294-295; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 181-183.
^ Brown, p. 295; Varley, p. 181-182.
^ Titsingh, p. 135; Brown, p. 295.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Titsingh, p. 135.
^ Titsingh, p. 135; Brown, p. 294.
^ Brown, p. 295.

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