View source for 990

Eiso 2 (永祚二年) / Shôryaku 1 (正暦元年)

==Timeline of 990==
*990/1/5 [[Emperor Ichijo|Emperor Ichijô]] (age ten) celebrates his ''[[genpuku]]''.
*990/5/13 [[Fujiwara no Michitaka]] becomes head of the [[Fujiwara clan]] after his father, [[Fujiwara no Kaneie]], falls seriously ill and resigns his posts to take the tonsure.
*990/5/26 Fujiwara no Michitaka becomes ''[[sessho|sesshô]]'' (Imperial regent).
*990/10/5 [[Fujiwara no Nobuko]] becomes First Empress; [[Fujiwara no Sadako]], daughter of Michitaka, becomes Second Empress.

==Other Events of 990==
*[[Sei Shonagon|Sei Shônagon]] enters court service, as a lady-in-waiting in service to [[Empress Sadako]].

===Births and Deaths===
*990/6 [[Kiyowara no Motosuke]], father of [[Sei Shonagon|Sei Shônagon]], dies in [[Higo province]] at age 82.
*990/7/2 Fujiwara no Kaneie dies at the age of 61.


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