Kōji (Heian period)

Kōji (康治) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Eiji and before Ten'yō. This period spanned the year from April 1142 through February 1144.[1] The reigning emperor was Konoe-tennō (近衛天皇).[2]

Events of the Kōji Era

  • 1143 (Kōji 2, 1st month): Former Emperor Go-Toba, now known by the title Daijō Tennō or Daijō Hōō (太上法皇) or Hōō, visited his mother.[3]
  • 1143 (Kōji 2, 5th month): Emperor Konoe lived simply. His main activities were praying at Tōdai-ji and praying at the temples on Mount Hiei.[3]

References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōji" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 545.
  2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des emepereurs du japon, pp. 186-188; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 324-326; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 205.
  3. Titsingh, p. 186.

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Preceded by:
Eiji
Era or nengō:
Kōji
Succeeded by:
Ten'yō



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