Jōtoku

Jōtoku (承徳) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,; lit. "year name") after Eichō and before Kōwa. This period started in November 1097 and ended in August 1099.[1] The reigning emperor was Emperor Horikawa-tennō (嘉保天皇).[2]

Events of the Jōtoku Era

  • 1097 (Jōtoku 1, 1st month): Minamoto no Tsunenobu died at age 82.[3]
  • 1097 (Jōtoku 1, 4th month): The emperor visited the temple at Gion.[3]
  • 1097 (Jōtoku 1, 10th month): The emperor visited the home of Fujiwara no Moromichi.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Jōtoku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 434.
  2. ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 172–176; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 317–319; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 202.
  3. 1 2 3 Titsingh, p. 176.

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Preceded by:
Eichō
Era or nengō:
Jōtoku
Succeeded by:
Kōwa