Hōen

was a  after Chōshō and before Eiji.  This period started in September 1135 ended in July 1141.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Hōen" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 339. During this time, the emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des emepereurs du japon, pp. 181-185; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 322-324; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 204-205.

Events of the Hōen Era
 1136 (Hōen 2, 3rd month): The former-Emperor Toba hosted a grand dinner party.Titsingh, p. 184.

 1138 (Hōen 4, 9th month): Toba went to Mount Hiei, where he stayed for seven days.

 2 May 1140 (Hōen 6, 14th day of the 4th month): The priests of the Buddhist temples on Mount Hiei joined together to burn down the Mii-dera.Titsingh, p. 185; Brown, p. 324.

Related pages
 Heian period

 References 

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

 Hōen   1st    2nd    3rd    4th    5th    6th    7th   Gregorian   1135    1136    1137    1138  1139    1140    1141  
Preceded by:ChōshōEra or nengō:HōenSucceeded by:Eiji

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