Jowa (Heian period)
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was a after Tenchō
and before Kashō
. This period spanned the years from January 834 through July 848. The reigning emperors were and .
By the Jōwa era, the formality of male promotions (Dansei joi) were announced by the seventh day of each new year, while those for women (Ona joi) were announced on the eighth day.
Tencho
was a after Kōnin and before Jōwa. This period spanned the years from January 824 through January 834. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* February 6, 824 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
and before Kashō
Kasho
, also known as Kajō, was a after Jōwa and before Ninju. This period spanned the years from June 848 through April 851. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:...
. This period spanned the years from January 834 through July 848. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
- February 14, 834 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Tenchō 10, on the 3rd day of the 1st month of 834.
Events of the Jōwa era
- 834 (Jōwa 1): Emperor Ninmyō planted a cherry tree near the shishinden to replace the tree Emperor KammuEmperor Kammuwas the 50th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kammu reigned from 781 to 806.-Traditional narrative:Kammu's personal name was . He was the eldest son of Prince Shirakabe , and was born prior to Shirakabe's ascension to the throne...
had planted at the time the capital was established in Kyoto. - 834 (Jōwa 1): KukaiKukaiKūkai , also known posthumously as , 774–835, was a Japanese monk, civil servant, scholar, poet, and artist, founder of the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism. Shingon followers usually refer to him by the honorific titles of and ....
is given permission to establish a Shingon chapel at the Imperial Palace. - June 11, 840 (Jōwa 7, 8th day of the 5th month): The former-Emperor Junna died at the age of 55.
- 843 (JōwaJowa (Heian period)was a after Tenchō and before Kashō. This period spanned the years from January 834 through July 848. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* February 14, 834 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
10): Work was completed on the multi-volume Nihon KōkiNihon Kokiis an officially commissioned Japanese history text. Completed in 840, it is the third volume in the Six National Histories. It covers the years 792-833.-Background:...
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By the Jōwa era, the formality of male promotions (Dansei joi) were announced by the seventh day of each new year, while those for women (Ona joi) were announced on the eighth day.
External links
- National Diet LibraryNational Diet LibraryThe is the only national library in Japan. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to the U.S...
, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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834 834 Year 834 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* The Vikings first raid Dorestad .... |
835 835 Year 835 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Ragnar Lodbrok rises to power .... |
836 836 Year 836 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Abbasid caliph al-Mutasim establishes a new capital at Samarra, Iraq.- Europe :... |
837 837 Year 837 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Pietro Tradonico is elected Doge of Venice.* Uen succeeds Drest IV as king of the Picts.... |
838 838 Year 838 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* The Byzantine emperor Theophilos is heavily defeated at the Battle of Anzen by the Abbasids... |
839 839 Year 839 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Louis the Pious attempts to divide his empire among his sons.* Ethelwulf succeeds Egbert as king of Wessex.... |
840 840 Year 840 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.-Europe:* After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Lothar, Charles the Bald and Louis the German fight over the division of the Holy Roman Empire, with Lothar succeeding as Emperor.-Asia:* Tang Wu Zong succeeds Tang Wen Zong... |
841 841 Year 841 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* June 25 – Battle of Fontenay: Louis the German and Charles the Bald defeat Lothar.... |
842 842 Year 842 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* February 14 – Charles the Bald and Louis the German sign a treaty.... |
843 843 Year 843 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* The Treaty of Verdun divides the Carolingian Empire between the 3 sons of Louis the Pious .* Kenneth I , King of the Scots, also becomes King of the Picts, thus becoming the first... |
844 844 Year 844 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Rhodri Mawr becomes king of Gwynedd.... |
845 845 Year 845 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* March 28 – Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collect a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.* The Vikings also sack Hamburg and Melun.* November 22 – Count of Vannes,... |
846 846 Year 846 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Nominoe occupies Nantes and Rennes, he makes raids in Anjou and threatens Bayeux... |
847 847 Year 847 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Bari is captured by the Saracens.... |
848 848 Year 848 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* The Saracens destroy Leontini.* Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothar meet in Koblenz.... |
Preceded by: Tenchō Tencho was a after Kōnin and before Jōwa. This period spanned the years from January 824 through January 834. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* February 6, 824 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events... |
Era or nengō Japanese era name The Japanese era calendar scheme is a common calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era... : Jōwa |
Succeeded by: Kashō Kasho , also known as Kajō, was a after Jōwa and before Ninju. This period spanned the years from June 848 through April 851. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:... |