Angen

was a  after Jōan and before Jishō.  This period started in July 1175 and ended in August 1177.  The reigning emperor was .

Events of the Angen era
 1175 (Angen 1, 22nd day of the 2nd month): Minamoto no Masamichi died at age 58.
 1175 (Angen 1, 11th month): Fujiwara no Moronaga was given the office of naidaijin.
 1176 (Angen 2, 3rd month): Takakura visited former-Emperor Go-Shirakawa on his 50th birthday.
 23 August 1176 (Angen 2, 17th day of the 7th month): Former-Emperor Rokujō died at the age of 13; and also in this same month, Takakura's mother died.
 1176 (Angen 2, 7th month): Fujiwara no Morotaka of Kaga had a dispute with the priests of Mount Hiei; and Fujiwara no Morotsune, set fire to some of the temple buildings.  The priests complained to the emperor, but the father of these two brothers  was a friend of Go-Shirakawa.  The actions of the sons of Fujiwara no Teki were officially ignored.
 27 May 1177 (Angen 3, 28th day, 4th month): A fire destroyed the building of the Daigaku-ryō.

References

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

 Angen  1st  2nd  3rd Gregorian  1175  1176  1177
Preceded by:JōanEra or nengō:AngenSucceeded by:Jishō

Category:Japanese eras