Kahō
Appearance
Kahō (嘉保) was a Japanese era (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kanji and before Eichō. This period started in December 1094 and ended in December 1096.[1] The reigning emperor was Emperor Horikawa-tennō (嘉保天皇).[2]
Events of the Kahō Era
[change | change source]- 1095 (Kahō 2, 4th month): Emperor Horikawa paid visits to the Iwashimizu Shrine and to the Kamo Shrines.[3]
- 1095 (Kahō 2, 8th month): The emperor was stricken with fevers; and he recovered.[3]
- 1095 (Kahō 2, 11th month): The Buddhist priests of Mount Hiei ccarried a portable shrine to the central hall of Enryaku-ji.[4]
- 26 November 1096 (Kahō 3, 9th day of the 11th month): Former-Emperor Shirakawa entered the Buddhist priesthood at the age of 44.[5]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ka-hō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 448.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 172-176; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 319; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 202.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Titsingh, p. 176.
- ↑ Brown, p. 320 n51; Kitagawa, Hiroshi, et al., eds. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, pp. 129-130.
- ↑ Brown, p. 316.
Other websites
[change | change source]- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Kahō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
Gregorian | 1094 | 1095 | 1096 |
Preceded by: Kanji |
Era or nengō: 'Kahō |
Succeeded by: Eichō |