Chōwa

was a   after Kankō and before Kannin.  This period started in December 1012 and ended in April 1017.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 124. The reigning emperors were  and .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 154-155; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 307; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 195.

Events of the Chōwa era
 1012 (Chōwa 1, 8th month): Emperor Sanjō marries a daughter of Fujiwara no Michinaga.  Michinaga was the kampuku in the court hierarchy.Titsingh, p. 155.
 1016 (Chōwa 4, 11th month): A great fire broke out in the Imperial palace; and it was reduced to cinders.
 10 March 1016 (Chōwa 5, 29th day of the 1st month): In the 5th year of Emperor Sanjō's reign, the emperor abdicated; and the succession (senso) was received by a cousin.  Soon after, Emperor Go-Ichijō's role as monarch was confirmed in ceremonies (sokui).Titsingh, pp. 155-156; Brown, 307; 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 2012-5-23.

Related pages 
 Heian period

References

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

Chōwa1st2nd3rd4th5th6th  1012 1013  1014 1015  1016  1017 
Preceded by:KankōEra or nengō:ChōwaSucceeded by:Kannin

Category:Japanese eras