Jōan (era)

was a  after Kaō and before Angen.  This period started in April 1171 and ended in July 1175.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Jō-an" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 427. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 195-200; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 330-333; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 212-214.

Events of the Jōan era
 1172 (Jōan 1, 3rd day of the 1st month): Takakura reached the age of 11 years; and this was marked by coming of age ceremonies.Titsingh, p. 196; Brown, p. 331.

 1171 (Jōan 1, 13th day of the 1st month): Takakura visited the home of former-Emperor Go-Shirakawa.  In this setting, he first met .Later in life, Taira no Tokuko will become known as Kenreimon-in  She was the adopted daughter of Go-Shirakawa and the actual daughter of Taira no Kiomori.  Takakura accepted the 15-year-old girl as his consort.Titsingh, p. 196.

 1171 (Jōan 2, 10th day of the 2nd month): Tokuko became Takakura's secondary empress (chūgo).Kitagawa, H. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 783; Titsingh, p. 197.

 1172 (Jōan 2, 10th month): Takakura visited the Fushimi Inari-taisha and the Yasaka Shrine.Titsingh, p. 197.

 1172 (Jōan 2, 12th month): Matsu Motofusa is given the office of kampaku.Titsingh, p. 197; Brown, p. 331.

1173 (Jōan 3, 1st day of the 4th month): Shinran, founder of Jodo Shinshu, was born.

 1173 (Jōan 3, 4th month): Takakura visited the Iwashimizu Shrine and the Kamo Shrines.

 1174 (Jōan 4, 1st month): The emperor made visits to his father and to his mother.

References

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

 Jōan  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  Gregorian  1171  1172  1173  1174  1175
Preceded by:KaōEra or nengō:JōanSucceeded by:Angen

Category:Japanese eras