Kyuan
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, also romanized as Kyū-an, was a after Ten'yō
and before Ninpei
. This period spanned the years from July 1145 through January 1151. The reigning emperor was .
Ten'yo
was a after Kōji and before Kyūan. This period spanned the year from February 1144 through July 1145. The reigning emperor was .-Change of Era:* February 6, 1144 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
and before Ninpei
Ninpei
, also romanized as Nimpyō, was a after Kyūan and before Kyūju. This period spanned the years from January 1151 through October 1154. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:...
. This period spanned the years from July 1145 through January 1151. The reigning emperor was .
Change of Era
- January 25, 1145 : The new era name was created because a comet was sighted in the sky in the 7th month of Ten'yō gannen. One era ended and a new one commenced in Ten'yō 1, on the 22nd day of the 7th month of 1145.
Events of the Kyūan Era
- 1145 (Kyūan 1, 8th month): The mother of former-Emperor SutokuEmperor Sutokuwas the 75th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Sutoku's reign spanned the years from 1123 through 1142.-Genealogy:Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name was Akihito ....
, Taiken-mon In, died. - 1146 (Kyūan 2, 2nd month), Emperor KonoeEmperor Konoewas the 76th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Konoe's reign spanned the years from 1142 through 1155.-Genealogy:...
visited Emperor TobaEmperor Tobawas the 74th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Toba's reign spanned the years from 1107 through 1123.- Genealogy :...
-no-Hōō. - 1146 (Kyūan 2, 12th month), Konoe joined in a celebration honoring Sesshō Fujiwara no TadamichiFujiwara no Tadamichiwas the eldest son of the Japanese regent Fujiwara no Tadazane and a member of the politically powerful Fujiwara clan. He was the father of Fujiwara no Kanefusa and Jien.In the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156, Tadamichi sided with the Emperor Go-Shirakawa....
(the regent) on his 58th birthday. - 1148 (Kyūan 4, 6th month): The imperial palace was consumed by flames.
- 1150 (Kyūan 6, 1st month): Konoe assumed the role of a mature adult; and he married Fujiwara-no Tokoku, who had been raised by sadaijinSadaijin, most commonly translated as "Minister of the Left", was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the Sadaijin in the context of a central...
Fujiwara-no Yorinaga. Tokoku was the daughter of dainagonDainagonwas a counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates from the 7th century.This advisory position remained a part of the Imperial court from the 8th century until the Meiji period in the 19th century....
Taira-no Kiyomori. This bride became kōgū (first empress). - 1150 (Kyūan 6, 3rd month): Konoe married again, this time to a daughter raised by Sesshō Fujiwara-no Tadamichi. She was the daughter of Dainagon Fujiwara-no Koremichi. This bride became chūgyo (second empress). Konoe was so very much enamoured of this second wife that he neglected his first wife, which caused discord in the kugyōKugyois the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras. The kugyō was broadly divided into two groups: the , comprising the Chancellor of the Realm, the Minister of the Left, and the Minister of the Right; and the , comprising the...
, especially between Tadamichi and Yorinaga. - 1150 (Kyūan 6, 12th month): Sesshō Minamoto-no Tadamichi, resigns his position and is named daijō daijin. In this same month, Minamoto-no Yoshikane became head of the Ashikaga clan in Shimotsuke province.
External links
- National Diet LibraryNational Diet LibraryThe is the only national library in Japan. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to the U.S...
, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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| Gregorian Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter... |
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Preceded by: Ten'yō Ten'yo was a after Kōji and before Kyūan. This period spanned the year from February 1144 through July 1145. The reigning emperor was .-Change of Era:* February 6, 1144 : 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... : Kyūan |
Succeeded by: Ninpei Ninpei , also romanized as Nimpyō, was a after Kyūan and before Kyūju. This period spanned the years from January 1151 through October 1154. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:... |