Tenju
Japanese era from May 1375 to February 1381
Tenju (天授) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Bunchū and before Kōwa. This period started in May 1375 and ended in February 1381.[1] The Southern Court monarch in Yoshino during this time was Emperor Chōkei (長慶天皇, Chōkei-tennō).[2] The Northern Court pretender in Kyoto was Emperor Go-En'yū (後円融天皇, Go-En'yū-tennō).[3]
Events of the Tenju era
change- 1375 (Tenju 1): Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu visits Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū.[4]
- 1377 (Tenju 3): Goryeo diplomatic envoy Jeong Mongju met with the shogunal deputy (探題, tandai) in Kyūshū, Imagawa Ryōshun. The diplomats discussed steps to control pirates (wakō).[5]
- 1378 (Tenju 4): Yoshimitsu moved into his new home in Muromachi;[6] and the luxurious house and grounds are called Hana-no-Gosho[7]
- 26 July 1380 (Tenju 6, 24th day of the 6th month): Former pretender Kōmyō died at age 60.[8]
Northern Court nengō
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changeReferences
change- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tenju" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 959.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Chōkei Tennō," p. 120.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-En'yū Tennō," p. 251; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 310-312.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 312.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 313; Kang, Jae-eun et al. (2006). The Land of Scholars : Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism, p. 159.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 313.
- ↑ Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron", p. 329.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 315.
Other websites
change- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Tenju | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1375 | 1376 | 1377 | 1378 | 1379 | 1380 | 1381 |
| Preceded by: Bunchū |
Era or nengō: Tenju |
Succeeded by: Kōwa |
