was a after ''
Kyūju
was a after '' Ninpei'' and before '' Hōgen.'' This period spanned the years from October 1154 through April 1156. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* February 14, 1154 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a numbe ...
'' and before ''
Heiji
was a after '' Hōgen'' and before ''Eiryaku.'' This period lasted from April 1159 until January 1160. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* January 21, 1159 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previ ...
.'' This period spanned the years from April 1156 through April 1159. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* January 24, 1156 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Kyūju'' 3, on the 24th day of the 4th month of 1156.
Events of the ''Hōgen'' era
* July 20, 1156 (''Hōgen 1, 2nd day of the 7th month''): Cloistered
Emperor Toba
was the 74th Emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 鳥羽天皇 (74)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Toba's reign spanned the years from 1107 through 1123.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Chr ...
-in died at age 54.
* July 28–August 16, 1156 (''Hōgen 1, 10th-29th days of the 7th month''): The
''Hōgen'' Rebellion, also known as the ''Hōgen'' Insurrection or the ''Hōgen'' War.
* 1156 (''Hōgen 1, 9th month''): The ''
naidaijin
The , literally meaning "Inner Minister", was an ancient office in the Japanese imperial court, Japanese Imperial Court. Its role, rank and authority varied throughout the pre-Meiji period, Meiji period of Japanese history, but in general remain ...
'' Fujiwara Saneyoshi was named ''
sadaijin
The ''Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary'', Kenkyusha Limited, was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702.
The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the ini ...
''. The ''
dainagon
was a counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates from the 7th century.
This advisory position remained a part of the Imperial court from the 8th century until the Meiji period in the 19th century.Nussbaum, "Dainag ...
'' Fujiwara Koremichi became ''naidaijin.'' After the war, tranquility was restored throughout the empire; and the emperor himself was in charge of the government. A special building was constructed in Kyoto, where—as in the days of
Emperor Go-Sanjo
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother ( ...
, requests and complaints were received and examined.
[Titsingh]
p. 190.
/ref>
* 1157 (''Hōgen 2, 8th month''): Sanjō Saneyuki was dismissed from his position as ''daijō-daijin
The was the head of the ''Daijō-kan'' (Great Council of State) during and after the Nara period and briefly under the Meiji Constitution. Equivalent to the Chinese (Grand Preceptor).
History
Emperor Tenji's favorite son, Prince Ōtomo, wa ...
''; and in the same month, the ''sadaijin'' Saneyoshi died. The ''udaijin
was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the ''udaijin'' in the context of a central administr ...
'' Fujiwara no Munesuke was made ''daijō-daijin''. The ''naidaijin'' Koremichi was made ''sadaijin''. Fujiwara no Moresane, who was the 15-year-old son of son of '' kampaku'' Fujiwara no Tadamichi
was the eldest son of the Japanese regent ('' Kampaku'') Fujiwara no Tadazane and a member of the politically powerful Fujiwara clan. He was the father of Fujiwara no Kanefusa and Jien.
In the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156, Tadamichi sided with the ...
, became ''udaijin''. The ''dainagon'' Sanjō Kinori, who was the son of Saneyuki, obtained the position of ''naidaijin.''Emperor Shirakawa
was the 72nd emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 白河天皇 (72)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Shirakawa's reign lasted from 1073 to 1087.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Th ...
.[Titsingh]
p. 191.
/ref>
Notes
References
* Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979)
''Gukanshō: The Future and the Past.''
Berkeley: University of California Press.
OCLC 251325323
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge: Harvard University Press
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.
OCLC 58053128
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Nihon Odai Ichiran
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691
* Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York: Columbia University Press
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fiel ...
.
OCLC 6042764
External links
* National Diet Library
The is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to ...
, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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