Kōan (Kamakura period)
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Kōan (弘安) was a Japanese era (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kenji and before Shōō. This period started in February 1278 and ended in April 1288.[1] During this time, the emperor|emperors were Go-Uda-tennō (後宇多天皇) and Fushimi-tennō (伏見天皇).[2]
Events of the Kōan era
[change | change source]- 1281 (Kōan 4): Second invasion attempt by Mongol forces. This is called the Kōan War (Kōan no Eki).[3]
- 1297 (Kōan 10, 10th month): In the 14th year of Go-Uda's reign, the emperor abdicated; and his cousin became the new emperor.[4]
Related pages
[change | change source]- Kamakura period
- Kōan (Muromachi period), 1361-1362
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōan" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 535.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 262-268; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 233-237.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Kōan no Eki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 535.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 269; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Kunaichō, Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-6-29.
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Kōan | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th |
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1278 | 1279 | 1280 | 1281 | 1282 | 1283 | 1284 | 1285 | 1286 | 1287 | 1288 |
Preceded by: Kenji |
Era or nengō: Kōan |
Succeeded by: Shōō |