Taihō (era)

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Taihō (大宝) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, "year name") after a late 7th century interruption in the sequence of nengō after Shuchō and before Keiun. This period spanned the years from March 701 through May 704.^[1] The reigning emperor was Monmu-tennō (文武天皇).^[2]

History

In 701, also known as Taihō gannen (大宝元年), the new era name Taihō (meaning "Great Treasure") was proclaimed to memorialize the creation of the "great treasure" of codified organization and laws. The new era commenced on the 21st day of the 3rd month of 701.^[3]

Timeline

Timelines of early Imperial reign dates

The system of Japanese era names was not the same as

Events of the Taihō era

• 701 (Taihō 1): Plans for sending a diplomatic mission to the Tang court was approved.^[4]
• 702 (Taihō 2): The
  Taika Reforms in 646.^[5]
• 702 (Taihō 2): A mission to the Tang court, led by Awata no Mahito (粟田真人), embarked on their journey to China, traveling by ship.^[4] This was called the "embassy of Taihō" because it was begun during this era.^[6]

Notes

References

• Asakawa, Kan'ichi. (1903). The Early Institutional Life of Japan. Tokyo: Shueisha. OCLC 4427686; see online, multi-formatted, full-text book at openlibrary.org
• Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). Gukanshō: The Future and the Past. Berkeley: University of California Press.
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• Fogel, Joshua A. (2009). Articulating the Sinosphere: Sino-Japanese Relations in Space and Time. Cambridge:
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• OCLC 1014075
• Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Ōdai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
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• National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection