Chōshō

Chōshō (長承) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Tenshō and before Hōen. This period started in August 1132 and ended in November 1135.[1] The reigning emperor was Sutoku-tennō (崇徳天皇).[2]

Events of the Chōshō Era

  • 1132 (Chōshō 1, 3rd month): Taira-no Tadamori was in charge of building a palace for former-Emperor Toba.[3]
  • 1132 (Chōshō 1, 3rd month): Emperor Sutoku made a pilgrimage to Mount Koya.[3]
  • 1 August 1133 (Chōshō 2, 29th day of the 6th month): Fujiwara no Kanezane's daughter became consort of former-Emperor Toba had .[4]
  • 1134 (Chōshō 3, 3rd month): The Emperor visited the Kasuga Shrine.[3]
  • 1134 (Chōshō 3, 3rd month): Sutoku visited the Hiyoshi Taisha.[3]
  • 1134 (Chōshō 3, 5th month): The Emperor visited the Iwashimizu Shrine.[3]
  • 1134 (Chōshō 3, 5th month): Sutoku visited the Kamo Shrines.[3]

This era was known as a time of famine.[5]

References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōshō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 123.
  2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 181-185; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 322-324; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 204-205.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Titsingh, p. 184.
  4. Brown, p. 93.
  5. Dobbins, James. (2004). Letters of the Nun Eshinni: Images of Pure Land Buddhism in Medieval Japan, p. 55.

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Preceded by:
Tenshō
Era or nengō:
Chōshō
Succeeded by:
Hōen