Tenpyō-jingo (天平神護) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit.
"year name") after Tenpyō-hōji and before Jingo-keiun.
This period spanned the years from January 765 through August 767.
[1] The reigning empress was Empress Shōtoku (称徳天皇).
This was the same woman who had reigned previously as Empress Kōken (孝謙天皇).