Hōgen (era)

was a  after Kyūju and before Heiji.  This period started in April 1156 and ended in April 1159.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hōgen" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 339.  The reigning emperors were  and .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des emepereurs du japon, pp. 188-194; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 326-329; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 205-212.

Events of the Hōgen era
 20 July 1156 (Hōgen 1, 2nd day of the 7th month): Former-Emperor Toba died at age 54.Brown, p. 321; Kitagawa, H. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 783; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 鳥羽天皇 (74); retrieved 2012-5-22.

 28 July–16 August 1156 (Hōgen 1, 10th-29th days of the 7th month): The Hōgen Rebellion,Kitagawa, p. 783. also known as the Hōgen Insurrection or the Hōgen War.

 1156 (Hōgen 1, 9th month): A special building was constructed in Kyoto, where—as in the days of Emperor Go-Sanjo, requests and complaints were received and examined.Titsingh, p. 190.

 1157 (Hōgen 2, 10th month): The foundations are laid for a grand audience hall (dairi) in the palace.  Three had not been such a structure within the palace compound since the time of Emperor Shirakawa.

 6 August 1158 (Hōgen 3, 11th day of the 8th month): In the 3rd year of Go-Shirakawa's reign, the emperor abdicated. The succession (senso) was received by his eldest son.Titsingh, p. 190; Brown, p. 327; Varley, p. 44, 209; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Kunaichō,  Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-5-22.

 1158 (Hōgen 4, 8th month):  Emperor Nijō is officially established as monarch (sokui).Titsingh, p. 191.

The Tale of Hōgen is about this era. The work tells the story of the samurai who were part of the Hōgen Rebellion. Along with the Tale of HeijiIn the name "Heiji  Rebellion," the noun "Heiji" refers to the Japanese era name after "Hōgen" and before "Eiryaku."  In other words, the Heiji  Rebellion occurred during Heiji, which was a time period spanning the years from 1159 through 1160. and the Tale of Heike, these three war stories tell about the rise and fall of the Minamoto clan and the Taira clan.Kitagawa, Hiroshi. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, pp. xiv-xix; forward by Edward Seidensticker.

Related pages
 Heian period

 References 

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

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Preceded by:KyūjuEra or nengō:HōgenSucceeded by:Heiji

Category:Japanese eras