was a after ''
Jōtoku'' and before ''
Chōji
was a after '' Kōwa'' and before '' Kajō.'' This period spanned the years from February 1104 through April 1106. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* January 30, 1104 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events ...
''. This period spanned the years from August 1099 through February 1104. The reigning emperor was .
Change of Era
* January 24, 1099 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Jōtoku'' 3, on the 28th day of the 8th month of 1099.
Events of the ''Kōwa'' Era
* 1099 (''Kōwa 1, 6th month''):
Kampaku Fujiwara no Moromichi
was a Japanese statesman, known for his opposition to the Insei system.
He was the son of Fujiwara no Morozane.
Career
Moromochi's career spanned the years from 1069 to his death in 1099. He was made Regent ( Kampaku) in 1094. During his lifet ...
died at age 38; and Moromichi's son,
Fujiwara no Tadazane
was a Japanese noble, the son of Fujiwara no Moromichi and the grandson of Fujiwara no Morozane. He was the father of Fujiwara no Tadamichi. He built a villa, Fukedono, north of the Byōdō-in Temple in 1114.
Marriage and Children
* Minamoto N ...
took over his father's responsibilities.
[Titsingh]
pp. 176–177.
/ref>
* 1100 (''Kōwa 2''): 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 no Tadazane, is elevated to ''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 administ ...
.[Titsingh]
p. 177.
/ref>
* 1101 (''Kōwa 3, 2nd month''): The former ''kampaku'', Fujiwara no Morozane
Fujiwara no Morozane (Japanese language: 藤原 師実 ふじわらの もろざね) (1042 – March 14, 1101) was a regent of Japan and a chief of the Fujiwara clan during the late Heian period. He was known as Kyōgoku dono (Lord Kyōgoku) or ...
, died at age 60.
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
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. After the retir ...
.
OCLC 58053128
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). '' Nihon Ōdai Ichiran''; 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 Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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