Jōhei

Jōhei was a Japanese era name used from 931 to 938 during the Heian period. Its dates are conventionally given in the traditional Japanese calendar.

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Japanese era name: A name assigned to a period of years in Japan, traditionally by imperial authority. Jōhei is one reign-independent era name in Japan’s system of dating.
Emperor Suzaku: The sixty-first emperor of Japan, whose reign lasted from 930 to 946. Suzaku reigned throughout Jōhei and continued to rule after it ended.
Japanese era system: A system that identifies years by named periods, with a new era name declared by imperial authority. Jōhei’s year count began anew when its era name was adopted.
Shōhei: A Japanese era name used from 931 to 938, concurrent with Jōhei in the Northern Court chronology. Shōhei shares Jōhei’s dates but belongs to the rival Southern Court sequence.
Heian period: A period of Japanese history conventionally dated from 794 to 1185. Jōhei’s eight-year span falls within this longer historical period.
Emperor Daigo: The sixtieth emperor of Japan, who reigned from 897 to 930. Daigo’s reign ended just before the Jōhei era began.
Japanese imperial succession: The hereditary sequence of monarchs recognized as Japan’s emperors. Jōhei began during Suzaku’s reign, rather than at his accession.
Jōki: A Japanese era name conventionally dated from 938 to 947. Jōki followed Jōhei in the era sequence under Emperor Suzaku.
Japanese calendar: A system of reckoning dates in Japan, including traditional lunisolar forms and the modern Gregorian calendar. Traditional dates for Jōhei depend on Japanese calendrical reckoning.
Emperor Murakami: The sixty-second emperor of Japan, who reigned from 946 to 967. Murakami succeeded Suzaku after Jōhei and the intervening era names.