Enryaku era

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The Enryaku era was a Japanese imperial era (782–806 CE) during the early Heian period, notable for political reforms and the rise of influential Buddhist institutions.

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instanceOf Japanese era
associatedBuddhistSchool Tendai
associatedEmperor Emperor Heizei
Emperor Kanmu
associatedTemple Enryaku-ji
buddhistInstitutionRise Enryaku-ji as major monastic complex
calendarSystem Japanese nengō system
capitalRelocation Heian-kyō
linked to: Kyoto

Nagaoka-kyō
chronologicalPosition early Heian era
chronologyNote spans late 8th century and early 9th century
country Japan
culturalContext formation of classical Heian court culture
emperorDuringEra Emperor Heizei
Emperor Kanmu
endDate 806-05-18
endYear 806
eraNameInKanji 延暦
eraNameType nengō
follows Ten'ō era
linked to: Ten'ō
geographicRegion Kinai region
linked to: Kansai region
governmentType ritsuryō state
language Classical Japanese
locationOfCapital Heian-kyō
linked to: Kyoto

Nagaoka-kyō
mountainAssociated Mount Hiei
namedAfter Enryaku-ji
notableEvent founding of Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei
relocation of the capital from Nagaoka-kyō to Heian-kyō
relocation of the capital from Nara to Nagaoka-kyō
rise of Tendai Buddhism as an influential institution
notableFigure Saichō
period Heian period
politicalContext early Heian centralization of imperial authority
politicalReform reorganization of provincial administration
strengthening of imperial control over Buddhist institutions
precedes Daidō era
reasonForChange imperial decision to mark significant events
religiousCenter Mount Hiei
religiousDevelopment establishment of Tendai school in Japan
religiousPolicy imperial patronage of Buddhist institutions
script kanji
startDate 782-08-19
startYear 782
usedFor dating years in imperial Japan

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Enryaku-ji namedAfter Enryaku era