Hōan

was a  after Gen'ei and before Tenji.  This period spanned the years from April 1120 through April 1124.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Hō-an" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 338.  The reigning emperors were  and .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 178-182; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 321-322; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 203-204.

Events of the Hōan era
 1121 (Hōan 2, 5th month): The priests of Mt. Hiei set fire to Mii-dera.Titsingh, p. 181.

 25 February 1123 (Hōan 4, on the 28th day of the 1st month): In the 17th year of Emperor Toba's reign, the emperor abdicated. Toba took the title Daijō-tennō.  The succession (senso) was received by a his son, Akihito.Titsingh, p.181; Brown, pp. 320-321.  

 1123 (Hōan 4, 2nd month): Sutoku accepted the monarch's role and duties and powers (sokui).Titsingh,  p. 182. This was confirmed in ceremonies.Varley, p. 44; 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 Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō),  Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-2-23.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

 Hōan   1st    2nd    3rd    4th    5th    Gregorian  1120   1121 1122  1123   1124
Preceded by:Gen'ei
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| width =20% |Succeeded by:Tenji

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