Tengi

Tengi (天喜) was a Japanese era (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Eishō and before Kōhei. This period started in January 1053 and ended in August 1058.^[1] The reigning emperor was Go-Reizei-tennō (後冷泉天皇).^[2]

Events of the Tengi Era

• 1056 (Tengi 4, 7th-8th months): A star with the shape of a broom was observed in the east at daybreak.^[3]
• 1057 (Tengi 5, 9th month): Abe no Yoritoki was killed in battle by a stray arrow.^[4]

Related pages

• Heian period