Chōkan

was a  after Ōhō and before Eiman.  This period started in March 1163 and ended in June 1165.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōkan" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 120.  The reigning emperors were  and .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 193-195; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 329-330; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 212.

Events of the Chōkan era
 1163 (Chōkan 1, 1st month): Taira no Shigemori was promoted to the second rank of the 3rd class in the court hierarchy.Titsingh, p. 193.

 1163 (Chōkan 2, 2nd month): At Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji, prayers were offered for the prosperity of the Imperial family.

 14 September 1164 (Chōkan 2, on the 26th day of the 8th month): Former-Emperor Sutoku died at the age of 46.Brown, p. 328; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 崇徳天皇 (75). Retrieved 2012-5-22.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

 Chōkan  1st  2nd  3rd  Gregorian  1163  1164  1165 
Preceded by:ŌhōEra or nengō:ChōkanSucceeded by:Eiman

Category:Japanese eras