Hōji

Hōji (宝治) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kangen and before Kenchō. This period started in February 1247 and ended in March 1249.^[1] The reigning emperor was Go-Fukakusa-tennō (後深草天皇,).^[2]

Events of the Hōji era

Gold coin minted during the Hōji era

1247 (Hōji 1): The Hōji conflict; Hōjo family destroyed the Miura family; and in so doing, the clan consolidated its authority as regents.

Related pages

Kamakura period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hōji" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 339.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 248-255; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 231-232.

Other websites

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

Hōji	1st	2nd	3rd
	1247	1248	1249

Preceded by:
Ninji

Era or nengō:
Hōji

Succeeded by:
Kenchō

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hōji" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 339.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 248-255; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 231-232.

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