Chōkan

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Chōkan (長寛?) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,?, lit. "year name") after Ōhō and before Eiman. This period spanned the years from March 1163 through June 1165.[1] The reigning emperors were Nijō-tennō (二条天皇?) and Emperor Rokujō-tennō (六条天皇?).[2]

Change of era

  • February 5, 1163 Chōkan gannen (長寛元年?): The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Ōhō 3, on the 29th day of the 3rd month.[3]

Events of the Chōkan era

See also

Notes

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chōkan" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 120, p. 120, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
  2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 193-195; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 329-330; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 212.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Brown, p. 328.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Titsingh, p. 193.

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Preceded by Era or nengō
Chōkan

1163–1165
Succeeded by
Eiman