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645–650
  
Taika

686–686
  
Shuchō

704–708
  
Keiun

End date
  
April 1154

650–654
  
Hakuchi

701–704
  
Taihō

708–715
  
Wadō

Kyūju

Kyūju (久寿) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Ninpei and before Hōgen. This period spanned the years from October 1154 through April 1156. The reigning emperors were Konoe-tennō (近衛天皇) and Emperor Go-Shirakawa-tennō (後白河天皇).

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Change of era

  • February 14, 1154 Kyūju gannen (久寿元年): The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Ninpei 4, on the 28th day of the 10th month of 1154.

    • Events of the Kyūju era

  • 1154 (Kyūju 1, 5th month ): The udaijin Minamoto Masasada retired from public life to become a priest at age 61. He died several years later.
  • 1154 (Kyūju 1, 8th month): Fujiwara Saneyoshi, Grand General of the Right, was elevated to the role of Grand General of the Left; and the former dainagon Fujiwara Kanenaga (aged 17) was elevated to take on the newly vacated role of Grand General of the Right.
  • August 22, 1155 (Kyūju 2, 23rd day of the 7th month): Emperor Konoe died at the age of 17 years without leaving any heirs.
  • August 23, 1155 (Kyūju 2, 24th day of the 7th month): In the 14th year of Konoe-tennō 's reign (近衛天皇14年), the emperor died; and despite an ensuring dispute over who should follow her as sovereign, contemporary scholars then construed that the succession (senso) was received by a younger brother, the 14th son of former-Emperor Toba. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Go-Shirakawa is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui).

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    Kyūju Wikipedia
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