Glossary

Tenroku

天禄

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (天禄) for the years 970–973: 970 is Tenroku 1 (元年) and Tenroku 4 is 973. Tenroku (天禄) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 970. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 970 is Tenroku 1 (元年), 973 its last year, Tenroku 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Tenroku 2” (天禄2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Anna. After: Ten’en.