Eisho (Heian period)
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was a after Kantoku
and before Tengi
. This period spanned the years from April 1046 through January 1053. The reigning emperor was .
The eleventh reconstruction of the Kasuga Shrine
in Nara
was completed during this era.
Kantoku
was a after Chōkyū and before Eishō. This period spanned the years from November 1044 through April 1046. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* 1044 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
and before Tengi
Tengi
was a after Eishō and before Kōhei, spanning the years from January 1053 through August 1058. The reigning emperor was .-Change of Era:* 1053 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
. This period spanned the years from April 1046 through January 1053. The reigning emperor was .
Change of Era
- 1046 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Kantoku 3, onteh 14th day of the 4th month of 1046.
Events of the Eishō Era
- 1046 (Eishō 1): Minamoto no YorinobuMinamoto no Yorinobuwas a samurai commander and member of the powerful Minamoto clan. He was the son of Minamoto no Mitsunaka . Along with his brother Yorimitsu, Yorinobu served the regents of the Fujiwara clan, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He held the title, passed down...
wrote about the spirit of Emperor OjinEmperor Ojin, also known as Homutawake or , was the 15th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 270 to 310....
and worshiping him as a manifestation of Iwashimizu Hachiman and as one of Yorinobu's ancestors. - 1048 (Eishō 3): Yorinobu died at the age of 81.
- 1051 (Eishō 6): In MichinokuMutsu Provincewas an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori prefecture and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture...
, Abe no Sadatō and Munetō instigate a rebellion which becomes known as the Nine Years War (1051–1062) because, even though the period of strife lasts for 11 years, the actual fighting lasts for nine years. In response, Minamoto no Yoriyoshi is appointed governor of Mutsu and he is named chinjufu shōgun. He is given these titles and powers so that he will be able to restore peace in the north. Yoriyoshi would have been the first to receive this specific shogunal title, although his grandfather (Minamoto no TsunemotoMinamoto no Tsunemotowas a samurai and Imperial Prince during Japan's Heian period, the progenitor of the Seiwa Genji branch of the Minamoto clan. He was the son of Sadazumi-shinnō and grandson of Emperor Seiwa....
) had been seitō fuku-shōgun (assistant commander for pacification of the east).
The eleventh reconstruction of the Kasuga Shrine
Kasuga Shrine
is a Shinto shrine in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan. Established in 768 AD and rebuilt several times over the centuries, it is the shrine of the Fujiwara family...
in Nara
Nara, Nara
is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture...
was completed during this era.
External links
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Eishō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| Gregorian Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter... | 1046 | 1047 | 1048 | 1049 | 1050 | 1051 | 1052 |