Heavenly calendar - Tenryaku

Japanese: 天暦 - てんりゃく

The Japanese era name (nengo). It was the era name of Emperor Murakami from 947 to 957 during the Heian period. The previous era name was Tenkyo . The era name was Tentoku . The era name was changed on April 22, 947 (Tenkei 10). The era name was changed when Emperor Murakami ascended to the throne (the beginning of the era ). The name was taken from the Analects of Confucius. In 946 (Tenkei 9), Emperor Suzaku abdicated and Emperor Murakami, his younger brother by the same mother, ascended to the throne. Fujiwara Tadahira continued as Kanpaku Daijodaijin ( Chancellor ), but Emperor Murakami did not appoint a regent and ruled directly. However, in the following year, 947 (Tenryaku 1), Tadahira's eldest son, Fujiwara Saneyori , was appointed Minister of the Left, and his second son, Fujiwara Morosuke , was appointed Minister of the Right, and the Northern Fujiwara clan monopolized the Daijokan and strengthened their influence.

Source: Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japanese Era Names Information

Japanese:

日本の元号（年号）。平安時代の947年から957年まで、村上(むらかみ)天皇の代の元号。前元号は天慶(てんきょう)。次元号は天徳(てんとく)。947年（天慶10）4月22日改元。村上天皇の即位にともない行われた（代始改元）。『論語(ろんご)』を出典とする命名。946年（天慶9）、朱雀(すざく)天皇の譲位をを受け、同母弟の村上天皇が即位した。引き続き、藤原忠平(ただひら)が関白太政大臣にとどまったが、村上天皇は摂政はおかず、親政を行った。しかし、一方で翌947年（天暦1）には忠平長男の藤原実頼(さねより)が左大臣、同次男の藤原師輔(もろすけ)が右大臣に就任し、藤原北家が太政官を独占して影響力を強めた。

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