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    Tenpyō (天平) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, "year name") after Jinki and before Tenpyō-kanpō. This period spanned the years from August 729 through...
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    Tenpyō 12 12th month, 15 day (6 January, 741) Shōmu proclaimed a new capital at Kuni-kyō. 724 (Jinki 1): Emperor Shōmu rises to throne. 740 (Tenpyō 12...
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    Tenpyō-hōji (天平宝字) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") after Tenpyō-shōhō and before Tenpyō-jingo. This period spanned the years from...
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    Tenpyō-shōhō (天平勝宝) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") after Tenpyō-kanpō and before Tenpyō-hōji. This period spanned the years from...
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    Tenpyō-kanpō (天平感宝) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, "year name") after Tenpyō and before Tenpyō-shōhō. This period spanned mere months, April through...
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  • The 735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic (天平の疫病大流行, Tenpyō no ekibyō dairyūkō, "Epidemic of the Tenpyō era") was a major smallpox epidemic that afflicted...
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    Tenpyō-jingo (天平神護) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") after Tenpyō-hōji and before Jingo-keiun. This period spanned the years from...
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    specifically identified by more than one era name. Tenpyō-kanpō (749) Tenpyō-shōhō (749–757) Tenpyō-hōji (757–765) The years of Shōtoku's reign are more...
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    Names of Japan). The final revision was made in the second year of the Tenpyō-hōji era (c. 758). It is classified as a great province in the Engishiki...
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    sometimes adopted to follow the Chinese trend. Tenpyō Kanpō (天平感宝), Tenpyō Shōhō (天平勝宝), Tenpyō Hōji (天平宝字) and Tenpyō Jingo (天平神護) are some famous nengō names...
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