Glossary

Tenpyō

天平

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (天平) for the years 729–749: 729 is Tenpyō 1 (元年) and Tenpyō 21 is 749. Tenpyō (天平) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 729. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 729 is Tenpyō 1 (元年), 749 its last year, Tenpyō 21. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Tenpyō 2” (天平2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Jinki. After: Tenpyō-kanpō.