Yōwa

Yōwa (養和) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Jishō and before Juei. This period started in July 1181 and ended in May 1182.^[1] The reigning emperor was Antoku-tennō (安徳天皇).^[2]

Events of the Yōwa era

1181 (Yōwa 1, 25th day of the 11th month): The wife of the late Emperor Takakura adopted the name of Kenreimon-in.^[3]

1181 (Yōwa 1): A famine that lasts for two years blights this era.^[4]

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yōwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1064.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 200-207; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 333-334; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 214-215.
↑ Kitagawa, H. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 783.
↑ Kamo no Chōmei. (1212). Hōjōki.

Other websites

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

Yōwa	1st	2nd
Gregorian	1181	1182

Preceded by:
Jishō

Era or nengō:
Yōwa

Succeeded by:
Juei

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yōwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1064.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 200-207; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 333-334; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 214-215.

[3] Kitagawa, H. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 783.

[4] Kamo no Chōmei. (1212). Hōjōki.

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