Tennin (era)

Tennin (天仁) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kajō and before Ten'ei. This period started in August 1108 ended in July 1110.^[1] The reigning emperor was Toba-tennō (鳥羽天皇).^[2]

Events of the Tennin Era

1108 (Tennin 1): Minamoto no Tameyoshi became clan leader of the Seiwa Genji after the death of Minamoto no Yoshiie.^[3]

1108 (Tennin 1): Mount Asama erupts, causing widespread damage.^[4]

1109 (Tennin 2, in the 1st month): The emperor visited Iwashimizu Shrine and the Kamo Shrines.^[3]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tennin" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 960.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 178-181; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 320-322; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 203-204.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Titsingh, p. 179.
↑ Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, France: Yoshida, Minoru and Aoyagi, Ryugi. "Fluorine and chlorine contents in the products of the 1108 (Tennin) eruption of Asama volcano," Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Bulletin of the Volcanological Society of Japan (Kazan). Vol. 49, No. 4 (2004). pp. 189-199; Hayakawa, Yukio and Hideko Nakajima. "Volcanic Eruptions and Hazards of Asama Written in Historical Records" (abstract), Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine Bulletin of the Volcanological Society of Japan (Kazan). July 19, 2006.

Other websites

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

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Tennin	1st	2nd	3rd
Gregorian	1108	1109	1110

Preceded by:
Kashō

Era or nengō:
Tennin

Succeeded by:
Ten'ei

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tennin" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 960.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 178-181; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 320-322; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 203-204.

[titsingh179-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Titsingh, p. 179.

[4] Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, France: Yoshida, Minoru and Aoyagi, Ryugi. "Fluorine and chlorine contents in the products of the 1108 (Tennin) eruption of Asama volcano," Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Bulletin of the Volcanological Society of Japan (Kazan). Vol. 49, No. 4 (2004). pp. 189-199; Hayakawa, Yukio and Hideko Nakajima. "Volcanic Eruptions and Hazards of Asama Written in Historical Records" (abstract), Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine Bulletin of the Volcanological Society of Japan (Kazan). July 19, 2006.

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