Eihō

was a  after Jōryaku and before Ōtoku.  This period started in February 1081 and ended in April 1084.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Eihō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 170.  The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 169-171; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 316; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 199-202.

Events of the Eihō Era
 26 May 1081 (Eihō 1, 15th day of the 4th month):  The Buddhist Temple of Miidera was set on fire by the monks of a rival sect.Brown, p. 316.

 12 July 1081 (Eihō 1, 4th day of the 6th month): Miidera was burned again by monks from Mt. Hiei.Titsingh, p. 171; Brown, p. 316.

 1083 (Eihō 3, 10th month): At Hosshō-ji, construction begins on a nine-story pagoda.Titsingh, p. 171.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

 Eihō  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  Gregorian  1081  1082  1083  1084 
Preceded by:JōryakuEra or nengō:EihōSucceeded by:Ōtoku

Category:Japanese eras