Kyūan
Japanese era from July 1145 to January 1151
Kyūan (久安), also romanized as Kyū-an, was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Ten'yō and before Ninpei. This period spanned the years from July 1145 through January 1151.[1] The reigning emperor was Konoe-tennō (近衛天皇).[2]
Events of the Kyūan Era
change- 1145 (Kyūan 1, 8th month): Taiken-mon In, died. She was mother of former-Emperor Sutoku.[3]
- 1146 (Kyūan 2, 2nd month), The emperor visited the home of former Emperor Toba.[3]
- 1146 (Kyūan 2, 12th month), Konoe joined Fujiwara no Tadamichi in celebrating his 58th birthday.[4]
- 1150 (Kyūan 6, 1st month): Konoe married Fujiwara-no Tokoku. This bride became kōgū (first empress).[5]
- 1150 (Kyūan 6, 3rd month): Konoe took a second wife; and this bride became chūgyo (second empress). Konoe caused discord when he neglected his first wife.[5]
- 1150 (Kyūan 6, 12th month): Minamoto no Yoshikane became head of the Ashikaga clan in Shimotsuke province.[5]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kyū-an" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 587.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 186; this event was important because, in each 60-year cycle, the 1st and the 58th years are lucky according to Chinese astrology.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Titsingh, p. 187.
Other websites
change- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Kyūan | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| Gregorian | 1145 | 1146 | 1147 | 1148 | 1149 | 1150 | 1151 |
| Preceded by: Ten'yō |
Era or nengō: Kyūan |
Succeeded by: Ninpei |
