Jōhō

Jōhō (承保) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) after Enkyū and before Jōryaku. This period started in August 1074 and ended in November 1077.[1] The reigning emperor was Emperor Shirakawa-tennō (白河天皇).[2]

Events of the Jōhō Era

  • 1074 (Jōhō 1, 1st month): Minamoto no Takakune retired from court; and he wrote a book about the history of Japan.[3]
  • 7 March 1074 (Jōhō 1, 7th day of the 2nd month): Fujiwara Yorimichi died at the age of 83; and Yorimichi's sister, the widow of Emperor Ichijo, died at the age of 87.[3]
  • October 25, 1074 (Jōhō 1, 3rd day of the 10th month): Empress Jōtō-mon In died at the age of 87.[4]

References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Jōhō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 430.
  2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 169-171; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 315-316; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 199-202.
  3. Titsingh, p. 169.
  4. Brown, pp. 315-316.

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Preceded by:
Enkyū
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Succeeded by:
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