Kōan (Muromachi period)

was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Enbun and before Jōji. The period started in March 1361 and ended in September  1362.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōan" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 535.  During this time, the pretender in Kyoto was .Nussbaum, "Go-Kōgon Tennō," p. 255; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 302-305.  Go-Kōgon's Southern Court rival in Yoshino during this time was .Nussbaum, "Go-Murakami Tennō," p. 257.

Events of the Kōan era 
 1361 (Kōan 1, 6th month): Snowfall was unusually heavy; and there was also a disastrous fire in Kyoto as well as a violent earthquake.Titsingh, p. 305.
 1361 (Kōan 1): Eigen-ji was founded. It is a Zen Buddhist temple in what is now Shiga Prefecture.Eigen-ji,  Joint Council for Japanese Rinzai and Obaku Zen, "Head temples;" Dumoulin, Heinrich. (2005). Zen Buddhism: A History, p. 205.
 1362 (Kōan 2): Hosokawa Kiyouji and Kusunoki Masanori attack Kyoto. Ashikaga Yoshiakira fled.Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The Tokushi Yoron, p.329.

Southern Court nengō
 Shōhei, 1346–1370

Related pages
 Muromachi period
 Kōan (Kamakura period)

References

Other websites
 National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar"

Kōan1st2nd  1361  1362 
Preceded by:EnbunNorthern Court nengō:KōanSucceeded by:Jōji

Category:Japanese eras
Category:1360s establishments in Japan
Category:1360s disestablishments in Japan