Kanji (era)

was a  after Ōtoku and before Kahō.  This period started in April 1087 and ended in December 1094.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Kanji" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 471. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 172-176; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 319; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 202.

Events of the Kanji era
 1087 (Kanji 1, 5th month):  Former emperor Shirakawa retired to Uji.Titsingh, p. 172.

 1088 (Kanji 2, 1st month): Emperor Horikawa visited his father's home in Uji.Titsingh, p. 173.

 1088 (Kanji 2, 10th month): Shirakawa visited the temples at Mt. Hiei.

 28 January 1088 (Kanji 2, 14th day of the 12th month): Fujiwara Morozane was given the title of daijō-daijin.Titsingh, p. 173; Brown, p. 318.

 1089 (Kanji 3, 5th month): Shirakawa again visits Mt. Hiei; and this time, he stayed seven days.

 1090 (Kanji 4, 12th month):  Morozane was named kampaku.

 March 26, 1094 (Kanji 8, 8th day of the 3rd month):  Morozane resigned from his role as kampaku.Brown, p. 318.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

 Kanji  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  Gregorian  1087  1088  1089 1090  1091  1092  1093  1094 
Preceded by:ŌtokuEra or nengō:KanjiSucceeded by:Kahō

Category:Japanese eras