Tenpyō-hōji
Sign in to savewas a after Tenpyō-shōhō and before Tenpyō-jingo. This period spanned the years from August 757 through January 765. The reigning Emperor was , who was a mere figurehead while authority was in the hands of Fujiwara no Nakamaro and during the later years of the era increasingly with retired Empress Kōken and the monk Dōkyō.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Japanese era name
- Country
- Japan
- Followed by
- Tenpyō-jingo
- Follows
- Tenpyō-shōhō
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- start time
- 0757-00-00
- end time
- 0765-00-00
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- Change of era
- Events of the ''Tenpyō-hōji'' era
- Notes
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was a after Tenpyō-shōhō and before Tenpyō-jingo. This period spanned the years from August 757 through January 765. The reigning Emperor was , who was a mere figurehead while authority was in the hands of Fujiwara no Nakamaro and during the later years of the era increasingly with retired Empress Kōken and the monk Dōkyō.
==Change of era== 757 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Tenpyō-shōhō 9, on the 2nd day of the 8th month.
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