Jōhō

was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) after Enkyū and before Jōryaku.  This period started in August 1074 and ended in November 1077.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Jōhō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 430. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 169-171; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 315-316; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 199-202.

Events of the Jōhō Era
 1074 (Jōhō 1, 1st month): Minamoto no Takakune retired from court; and he wrote a book about the history of Japan.Titsingh,  p. 169.

 7 March 1074 (Jōhō 1, 7th day of the 2nd month): Fujiwara Yorimichi died at the age of 83; and Yorimichi's sister, the widow of Emperor Ichijo, died at the age of 87.

 October 25, 1074 (Jōhō 1, 3rd day of the 10th month): Empress Jōtō-mon In died at the age of 87.Brown, pp. 315-316.

Related pages
 Heian period

References

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

Jōhō1st2nd3rd4th  1074  1075  1076  1077 
Preceded by:EnkyūEra or nengō:JōhōSucceeded by:Jōryaku

Category:Japanese eras