Chōkan

Chōkan (長寛) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Ōhō and before Eiman. This period started in March 1163 and ended in June 1165.^[1] The reigning emperors were Nijō-tennō (二条天皇) and Emperor Rokujō-tennō (六条天皇).^[2]

Events of the Chōkan era

1163 (Chōkan 1, 1st month): Taira no Shigemori was promoted to the second rank of the 3rd class in the court hierarchy.^[3]

1163 (Chōkan 2, 2nd month): At Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji, prayers were offered for the prosperity of the Imperial family.^[3]

14 September 1164 (Chōkan 2, on the 26th day of the 8th month): Former-Emperor Sutoku died at the age of 46.^[4]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōkan" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 120.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 193-195; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 329-330; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 212.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Titsingh, p. 193.
↑ Brown, p. 328; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 崇徳天皇 (75). Retrieved 2012-5-22.

Other websites

National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Chōkan	1st	2nd	3rd
Gregorian	1163	1164	1165

Preceded by:
Ōhō

Era or nengō:
Chōkan

Succeeded by:
Eiman

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōkan" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 120.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 193-195; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 329-330; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 212.

[titsingh193-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Titsingh, p. 193.

[4] Brown, p. 328; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 崇徳天皇 (75). Retrieved 2012-5-22.

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