, also romanized as Tempuku, was a after Jōei and before Bunryaku. This period spanned the years from April 1233 to November 1234.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tempuku" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 957; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File . The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 242-243; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 227.
Change of era 1233 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Jōei 2.
Events of the Tenpuku Era 1233 (Tenpuku 1, 1st month): Kujō Yoritsune is granted the court post of provisional Titsingh, p. 242; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 272.
Notes
References Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691 Varley, H. Paul. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa. New York: Columbia University Press. ; OCLC 6042764
External links National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection