Eihō

Eihō (永保) was a Japanese era (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Jōryaku and before Ōtoku. This period started in February 1081 and ended in April 1084.^[1] The reigning emperor was Emperor Shirakawa-tennō (白河天皇).^[2]

Events of the Eihō Era

26 May 1081 (Eihō 1, 15th day of the 4th month): The Buddhist Temple of Miidera was set on fire by the monks of a rival sect.^[3]

12 July 1081 (Eihō 1, 4th day of the 6th month): Miidera was burned again by monks from Mt. Hiei.^[4]

1083 (Eihō 3, 10th month): At Hosshō-ji, construction begins on a nine-story pagoda.^[5]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Eihō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 170.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 169-171; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 316; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 199-202.
↑ Brown, p. 316.
↑ Titsingh, p. 171; Brown, p. 316.
↑ Titsingh, p. 171.

Other websites

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

Eihō	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Gregorian	1081	1082	1083	1084

Preceded by:
Jōryaku

Era or nengō:
Eihō

Succeeded by:
Ōtoku

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Eihō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 170.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 169-171; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 316; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 199-202.

[3] Brown, p. 316.

[4] Titsingh, p. 171; Brown, p. 316.

[5] Titsingh, p. 171.

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