Chōkyū

Chōkyū (長久) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Chōryaku and before Kantoku. This period started in November 1040 and ended in November 1044.^[1] The reigning emperor was Go-Suzaku-tennō (後朱雀天皇).^[2]

Events of the Chōkyū era

1040 (Chōkyū 1, 1st day of the 1st month): a partial eclipse of the sun, predicted for midday, occurred in mid-afternoon, causing complaints about the astronomers' failure to be more accurate.^[3]
1040 (Chōkyū 1, 9th month): The Sacred Mirror was burned in a fire.^[4]
1041 (Chōkyū 2): The Sanjo Palace burned; and it was reconstructed.^[5]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōkyū" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 121.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 160-162; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 311; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 195-196.
↑ Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 59, p. 399.
↑ Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron, p. 29.
↑ Hvass, Svend M. (1999). Ise: Japan's Ise shrines, p. 1935.

Other websites

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

Chōkyū	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
	1040	1041	1042	1043	1044

Preceded by:
Chōryaku

Era or nengō:
Chōkyū

Succeeded by:
Kantoku

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōkyū" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 121.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 160-162; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 311; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 195-196.

[3] Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 59, p. 399.

[4] Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron, p. 29.

[5] Hvass, Svend M. (1999). Ise: Japan's Ise shrines, p. 1935.

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