Glossary

Tenpyō-shōhō

天平勝宝

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (天平勝宝) for the years 749–756: 749 is Tenpyō-shōhō 1 (元年) and Tenpyō-shōhō 8 is 756. Tenpyō-shōhō (天平勝宝) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 749. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 749 is Tenpyō-shōhō 1 (元年), 756 its last year, Tenpyō-shōhō 8. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Tenpyō-shōhō 2” (天平勝宝2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Tenpyō-kanpō. After: Tenpyō-hōji.