Tenpyō-shōhō

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Tenpyō-shōhō was a mid-8th-century Japanese era noted for its association with Emperor Shōmu and the continued promotion of Buddhism and state-sponsored temple construction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese era name
nengō
associatedWith Emperor Shōmu NERFINISHED
calendarSystem lunisolar calendar of classical Japan
capital Heijō-kyō NERFINISHED
chronologicalPosition mid-8th century
country Japan
dominantSect Nara Buddhism NERFINISHED
economicContext state expenditure on large-scale Buddhist projects
endDate 757-08-18
endYear 757
eraChangeReason accession of Empress Kōken
eraNumber 47th Japanese era
follows Tenpyō-kanpō NERFINISHED
governmentType ritsuryō state
hasEraNameElement Shōhō NERFINISHED
Tenpyō NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Yamato Province NERFINISHED
language Classical Japanese
linkedTo Great Buddha (Daibutsu) cult at Tōdai-ji NERFINISHED
locationOfCourt Nara NERFINISHED
meaningOfName “Heavenly Peace and Victorious Law”
namedBy imperial court of Japan NERFINISHED
notableEvent continued construction and embellishment of Tōdai-ji
promotion of provincial monasteries and nunneries (kokubunji and kokubunniji)
notableFigure Emperor Shōmu NERFINISHED
Empress Kōken NERFINISHED
Empress Kōmyō NERFINISHED
partOf classical Japanese era system
period Nara period NERFINISHED
politicalContext centralization of imperial authority
precedes Tenpyō-hōji NERFINISHED
recordedIn Shoku Nihongi NERFINISHED
reigningEmperor Empress Kōken NERFINISHED
reigningEmperorAtStart Emperor Shōmu NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
religiousPolicy promotion of Buddhism
state-sponsored temple construction
startDate 749-07-02
startYear 749
successorEmperorDuringEra Emperor Junnin NERFINISHED
usedFor dating inscriptions and records
dating official documents
writingSystem kanji

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Emperor Shōmu eraNameUsed Tenpyō-shōhō