The years of Emperor Tenji's reign or the Tenji (Japanese: 天智) period should not be misunderstood as a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities 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 year name). A year (from Old English gēr) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the Orbit of the Earth around the Sun The nengō system which was introduced in reign of Emperor Kōtoku was abandoned at the end of his reign, and the era name was not updated for a quite some time.

For further discussion, see Talk:Japanese era name.

During the years after Emperor Kōtoku, the reigning sovereigns was initially Saimei-tennō (斉明天皇) and then Tenji-tennō (天智天皇). Empress Kōgyoku (皇極天皇 Kōgyoku-tennō) also Empress Saimei (斉明天皇 Saimei-tennō) (594&ndash August 24, 661) was the Emperor Tenji (天智天皇 Tenji Tennō) is the name of an Emperor of Japan. ^[1] The first year of Emperor Tenji's rule (天智天皇元年; 655) could be arguably abbreviated as "the first year of Tenji" (天智元年; 655)), but this is nowhere understood as a true nengō. Events By Place Europe November 15 — Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats Mercian king Penda in the Events By Place Europe November 15 — Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats Mercian king Penda in the The reigns of Japanese emperors and empresses are not nengō, nor were the two considered to be the same until Meiji came on the scene.

References to the emperors who ruled during this period are properly written as, for example,

• "the 3rd year of Tenji" (天智天皇３年), and
• not "Tenji 3" (天智３年).

Nengō were abolished during the interregnum years between Hakuchi and Shuchō, and again between Shuchō and Taihō.

• The commonly accepted pre-Tahiō nengō are:
• Taika: 645. 6. 19–650. 2. 15
• Hakuchi: 650. 2. 15–654. 10. ?
  • GAP/interregnum
• Shuchō: 686. 7. 20–686. 9. ?
  • GAP/interregnum
• Taihō: 701. 3. 21–704. 5. 10

Contents 1 Non-nengō period 2 Events of the Tenji period 3 References 3.1 Notes 3.2 Further reading 3.3 External links

Non-nengō period

• 1st year of Tenji's reign (天智天皇元年; 655): A new period is marked by the beginning of the reign of Emperor Tenji, but the end of the previous nengō Hakuchi 6 (654) does not imply the commencement of a new nengō in the succeeding reigns. Events By Place Europe November 15 — Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats Mercian king Penda in the Events By Place Europe Rhodes is invaded by an Arab force remains of the Colossus of Rhodes are sold off

Events of the Tenji period

• 1st year of Tenji's reign (662): Empress Saimei dies; and her nephew delays receiving the succession (‘‘senso’’). Events The regent Grimuald usurps the kingship of the Lombards, driving Perctarit into exile and killing Godepert. Only years later does Emperor Tenji formally accede to the throne (‘‘sokui’’). ^[2]

• 6th year of Tenji's reign (667): Six years after the death of Empress Saimei, her mausoleum was reconstructed. Events The Daysan River floods Edessa in Asia The city of Oderzo is destroyed by the Lombards. Empress Kōgyoku (皇極天皇 Kōgyoku-tennō) also Empress Saimei (斉明天皇 Saimei-tennō) (594&ndash August 24, 661) was the Naka no Ōe-shinnō had not yet been proclaimed as Emperor Tenji, which meant that he had not yet begun to create an official court around himself. In this year, he did at last establish his court at Ōtsu-no-Miya in the Ōmi Province, where his enthronement was belatedly scheduled for the springtime of the following year. is the capital city of Shiga, Japan. As of February 2007 the city has an estimated population of 329355 with an age average of 40 For other meanings of Omi see Omi (disambiguation. is an old province of Japan which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. ^[3]
• 7th year of Tenji's reign (668): Emperor Tenji is formally enthroned. Events By Place Europe Childeric II succeeds Clotaire III as King of the Franks. ^[4]

References

Notes

Further reading

• Brown, Delmer and Ichiro Ishida, eds. (1979). Gukanshō; "The Future and the Past: a translation and study of the 'Gukanshō,' an interpretive history of Japan written in 1219" translated from the Japanese and edited by Delmer M. is a historical and literary work about the history of Japan Seven volumes in length it was composed by Buddhist priest Jien of the Tendai sect c Brown & Ichirō Ishida. Berkeley: University of California Press. University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a Publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in Academic ISBN 0-520-03460-0
• Titsingh, Isaac. Isaac Titsingh ( 10 January 1745 in Amsterdam – 2 February 1812 in Paris) was a Dutch surgeon scholar merchant-trader (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō (1652)]. Hayashi Gahō (林鵞峰 (1618 &ndash 1688 also known as Hayashi Shunsai, was a Japanese Neo-Confucian scholar teacher and administrator in the system of Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. is a 17th century chronicle of the serial reigns of Japanese emperors with brief notes about some of the noteworthy events or other happenings during each period par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re. , complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth. Julius Heinrich Klaproth (1783-1835 German Orientalist and traveller Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (RAS was according to its Royal Charter of August 11, 1824 --Two digitized examples of this rare book have now been made available online: (1) from the library of the University of Michigan, digitized January 30, 2007; and (2) from the library of Stanford University, digitized June 23, 2006. Click here to read the original text in French.
• Varley, H. Paul , ed. (1980). [Kitabatake Chitafusa, 1359], Jinnō Shōtōki ("A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa" translated by H. is a Japanese historical book written by Kitabatake Chikafusa (北畠親房 a court noble in the ''Nanboku-chō'' period Paul Varley). New York: Columbia University Press. Columbia University Press is a University press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. ISBN 0-231-04940-4

External links

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

Tenji period	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th
Gregorian	662	663	664	665	666	667	668	669	670	671	672

Preceded by -- nengō abolished --	Era or nengō: abolished in this period 654-686	Succeeded by -- nengō abolished --
Preceded by Saimei period	Sovereign/tennō's reign: Tenji period 762-772	Succeeded by Kōbun period

The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Events The regent Grimuald usurps the kingship of the Lombards, driving Perctarit into exile and killing Godepert. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Byzantine Emperor Constans II invades south Italy. Events By Place Asia Arab armies conquer Kabul. Kuo Wu Tsung of Tang comes to Japan Events By Place Europe Swithelm is succeeded by Sighere and Sebbi as king(s of Essex. Number of the Beast if you were looking for the Events The Daysan River floods Edessa in Asia The city of Oderzo is destroyed by the Lombards. Events By Place Europe Childeric II succeeds Clotaire III as King of the Franks. For the special unit of the Israel Defense Forces see Unit 669. Events By Place Europe On the death of his brother Clotaire Childeric II becomes king of all of the Frankish kingdoms ( Austrasia Events By Place Europe Perctarit returns from exile to become king of the Lombards. Events By Place Europe Wamba succeeds Reccaswinth as king of the Visigoths. 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 The years of Empress Saimei's reign or the Saimei ( Japanese: 斉明 period should not be misunderstood as a Japanese era name (年号 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 The years of Emperor Kōbun's reign or the Kōbun (弘文 period should not be misunderstood as a Japanese era name (年号 nengō, lit

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