Hōen

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Hōen (保延, Hōen^?) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,^?, lit. "year name") after Chōshō and before Eiji. This period spanned the years from 1135 through 1141. The reigning emperor was Sutoku-tennō (崇徳天皇, Sutoku-tennō^?).^[1]

[edit] Change of Era

Hōen gannen (保延元年, Hōen gannen^?); 1035: The new era name Hōen was created to mark an event or a series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Chōshō 4, on the 27th day of the 4th month of 1135.^[2]

[edit] Events of the Hōen Era

Hōen 2, in the 3rd month (1136): The former-Emperor Toba hosted a grand dinner party.^[3]
Hōen 2, in the 5th month (1136): The sadaijin Fujiwara Ieyetada died at age 75.^[3]
Hōen 2, in the 12th month (1136): The udaijin Minamoto no Arihito was named sadaijin; and the naidaijin Fujiwara Munetada was named udaijin.^[3]
Hōen 2, in the 12th month (1136): Fujiwara Yorinaga was appointed Minister of the Center (naidaijin) at the age of 17.^[3]
Hōen 4, in the 2nd month (1138): The udaijin Munetada shaved his head at age 77; and he becomes a Buddhist priest.^[3]
Hōen 4, in the 9th month (1138): The former-Emperor Toba went to Mt. Hiei, where he stayed for seven days.^[3]
Hōen 6, on the 14th day of the 4th month (1140): The priests of the Buddhist temples on Mt. Hiei band together to burn down the Mii-dera again.^[4]

[edit] References

^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des emepereurs du japon, pp. 181-185; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 322-324; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 204-205.
^ Brown, p. 323.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Titsingh, p. 184.
^ Brown, p. 324; Titsingh, p. 185.

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