Glossary

Tengyō

天慶

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (天慶) for the years 938–946: 938 is Tengyō 1 (元年) and Tengyō 9 is 946. Tengyō (天慶) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 938. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 938 is Tengyō 1 (元年), 946 its last year, Tengyō 9. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Tengyō 2” (天慶2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Jōhei. After: Tenryaku.