Kōji (Heian period)

Kōji (康治) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Eiji and before Ten'yō. This period spanned the year from April 1142 through February 1144.^[1] The reigning emperor was Konoe-tennō (近衛天皇).^[2]

Events of the Kōji Era

1143 (Kōji 2, 1st month): Former Emperor Go-Toba, now known by the title Daijō Tennō or Daijō Hōō (太上法皇) or Hōō, visited his mother.^[3]
1143 (Kōji 2, 5th month): Emperor Konoe lived simply. His main activities were praying at Tōdai-ji and praying at the temples on Mount Hiei.^[3]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōji" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 545.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des emepereurs du japon, pp. 186-188; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 324-326; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 205.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Titsingh, p. 186.

Other websites

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

Kōji	1st	2nd	3rd
Gregorian	1142	1143	1144

Preceded by:
Eiji

Era or nengō:
Kōji

Succeeded by:
Ten'yō

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōji" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 545.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des emepereurs du japon, pp. 186-188; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 324-326; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 205.

[titsingh186-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Titsingh, p. 186.

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