was a after ''

Jishō was a after ''Angen'' and before ''Yōwa''. This period spanned the years from August 1177 through July 1181. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * 1177 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The p ...

'' and before ''

Juei was a after ''Yōwa'' and before ''Genryaku.'' This period spanned the years from May 1182 through March 1184. The reigning emperors were Antoku''-tennō'' (安徳天皇) and . Change of era * 1182 : The new era name was created to mark an ev ...

.'' This period spanned the years from July 1181 through May 1182. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

* 1181 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Jishō'' 5, on the 14th day of the 7th month of 1181.

Events of the ''Yōwa'' era

* 1181 (''Yōwa 1, 25th day of the 11th month''): Tokuko, former consort of the late

Emperor Takakura was the 80th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1168 through 1180. Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was Norihito''-shi ...

, adopts the name of Kenreimon-in. * 1181 (''Yōwa 1''): A

famine A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, natural disasters, crop failure, Demographic trap, population imbalance, widespread poverty, an Financial crisis, economic catastrophe or government policies. Th ...

that lasts for two years blights this era.Kamo no Chōmei. (1212). ''Hōjōki.''

Notes

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External links

* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Japanese eras 1180s in Japan {{Japan-era-stub