842

Jôwa 9 (承和九年)

Timeline of 842

• Jôwa 8/12/19 (2 Feb) - The revising of the Nihonkôki is completed.
• Jôwa 8/12/22 (5 Feb) - Envoys from the Manchu kingdom of Balhae arrive in Nagato province.
• 1/10 Envoys from Silla arrive in Kyushu.
• 2/20 The envoys from Balhae arrive in Kyoto.
• 8/15 Senior Assistant Governor General (Daini) of the Dazaifu requests that people from Silla be banned from entering Japan.

Jôwa Incident

• 7/17 Tachibana Hayanari (Gon-no-kami of Tajima province) and Tomo Kowamine (a bodyguard to the Crown Prince) are arrested for plotting rebellion.
• 7/23 Crown Prince Tsunesada is dismissed; Dainagon Fujiwara no Naritoki is removed from office and banished from the capital. Chûnagon Fujiwara no Yoshino is made Provisional Governor-General (gon-sotsu) of the Dazaifu.
• 7/28 Tachibana Hayanari is exiled to Izu, and Tomo Kowamine to the Oki Islands.
• 8/4 Prince Michiyasu is named Crown Prince.

Other Events of 842

Births and Deaths

• 7/15 Emperor Saga dies.
• 10/17 Sugawara no Kiyogimi dies.
• 10/22 Prince Aho dies.

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