Kōwa (Heian period)

was a  after Jōtoku and before Chōji.  This period started in August 1099 and ended in February 1104.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Kowa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 566.  The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 172-177; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 317-320; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 202.

Events of the Kōwa Era
 1099 (Kōwa 1, 6th month): Fujiwara no Moromichi died at age 38; and Moromichi's son, Fujiwara no Tadazane took over his father's role in court.Titsingh,  pp. 176-177.

 1100 (Kōwa 2): Tadazane  is given the office of Minister of the Right (udaijin).Titsingh,  p. 177.

 1101 (Kōwa 3, 2nd month): Fujiwara no Morozane died at age 60.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

 Kōwa  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th       Gregorian  1099  1100  1101  1102  1103  1104
Preceded by:JōtokuEra or nengō:KōwaSucceeded by:Chōji

Category:Japanese eras