Jisho
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was a after Angen
and before Yōwa
. This period spanned the years from August 1177 through July 1181. The reigning emperors were and .
Angen
was a after Jōan and before Jishō. This period spanned the years from July 1175 through August 1177. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1175 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
and before Yōwa
Yowa
was a after Jishō and before Juei. This period spanned the years from July 1181 through May 1182. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1181 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events...
. This period spanned the years from August 1177 through July 1181. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
- 1177 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Angen 3, on the 4th day of the 8th month of 1177.
Events of the Jishō era
- 1177 (Jishō 1, 28th day of the 4th month): A great fire in the capital was spread by high winds; and the palace was reduced to cinders.
- 1178 (Jishō 2, 12th day of the 11th month): Emperor TakakuraEmperor TakakuraEmperor Takakura was the 80th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1168 through 1180.-Genealogy:...
's consort, Tokuko, gives birth to an infant who will become Emperor AntokuEmperor AntokuEmperor Antoku was the 81st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1180 through 1185. During this time, the imperial family was involved in a bitter struggle between warring clans...
. - 1180 (Jisho 4, 21st day of the 2nd month): Emperor Takakura abdicates.
- 1180 (Jishō 4, 21st day of the 4th month): In the 12th year of Takakura-tennō 's reign (高倉天皇12年), the emperor was forced to abdicate; and the succession (senso) was received by his infant son, the grandson of Taira Kiyomori.
- 1180 (Jisho 4, 22nd day of the 4th month): Emperor Antoku's is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui) on the day of his cornonation ceremony.
- 1180 (Jisho 4, 2nd day of the 6th month): Former-Emperor Go-ShirakawaEmperor Go-ShirakawaEmperor Go-Shirakawa was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...
-in, former-emperor Takakura-in and Emperor Antoku leave KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
for Fukuhara, which is near modern-day Kōbe, HyōgoHyogo Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
. - 1180 (Jisho 4, 26th day of the 11th month): The capital is moved back to Kyoto from Fukuhara.
- 1180 (Jisho 4): A devastating whirlwind causes havoc in Heian-kyoHeian-kyoHeian-kyō , was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180....
, the capital. - 1181 (Jisho 5, 14th day of the 1st month): Emperor Takakura dies.
External links
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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Preceded by: Angen Angen was a after Jōan and before Jishō. This period spanned the years from July 1175 through August 1177. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1175 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events... |
Era or nengō Japanese era name The Japanese era calendar scheme is a common calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era... : Jishō |
Succeeded by: Yōwa Yowa was a after Jishō and before Juei. This period spanned the years from July 1181 through May 1182. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1181 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events... |