Kōwa (Heian period) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kowa (康和) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Jōtoku and before Chōji. This period started in August 1099 and ended in February 1104.[1] The reigning emperor was Horikawa-tennō (堀河天皇).[2]
Events of the Kōwa Era
[change | change source]- 1099 (Kōwa 1, 6th month): Fujiwara no Moromichi died at age 38; and Moromichi's son, Fujiwara no Tadazane took over his father's role in court.[3]
- 1101 (Kōwa 3, 2nd month): Fujiwara no Morozane died at age 60.[4]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kowa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 566.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 172-177; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 317-320; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 202.
- ↑ Titsingh, pp. 176-177.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Titsingh, p. 177.
Other websites
[change | change source]- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Kōwa | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
Gregorian | 1099 | 1100 | 1101 | 1102 | 1103 | 1104 |
Preceded by: Jōtoku | Era or nengō: Kōwa | Succeeded by: Chōji |