Glossary

Tenryaku

天暦

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (天暦) for the years 947–956: 947 is Tenryaku 1 (元年) and Tenryaku 10 is 956. Tenryaku (天暦) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 947. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 947 is Tenryaku 1 (元年), 956 its last year, Tenryaku 10. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Tenryaku 2” (天暦2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Tengyō. After: Tentoku.