was a after '' Kaō'' and before '' Angen.'' This period spanned the years from April 1171 through July 1175. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

* 1171 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Kaō'' 3, on the 21st day of the 4th month of 1171.

Events of the ''Jōan'' era

* 1172 (''Jōan 1, 3rd day of the 1st month''): The emperor had attained the age of 11 years; accordingly, the hair on his head was shaved as a sign of his coming of age. * 1171 (''Jōan 1, 13th day of the 1st month''): The young emperor made a visit to the home of former- Emperor Go-Shirakawa, where he first met Tiara-no Tokoku, the adopted daughter of Go-Shirakawa and the actual daughter of Taira no Kiomori. He accepted the 15-year-old girl as one of his consorts, and she moved into his palace. * 1171 (''Jōan 2, 10th day of the 2nd month''): Taira Kiyomori's daughter, Tokuko, becomes Emperor Takakura's his secondary empress (''chūgo''). * 1172 (''Jōan 2, 10th month''): Takakura visited the Fushimi Inari-taisha and the Yasaka Shrine.Titsingh, p. 197. * 1172 (''Jōan 2, 12th month''): Matsu motofusa ceased to be regent (''sesshō'') and ''daijō-daijin''; and he obtained the office of ''kampaku''. *1173 (''Jōan 3, 1st day of the 4th month''): Shinran, founder of Jodo Shinshu, was born and named Matsuwakamaro * 1173 (''Jōan 3, 4th month''): The emperor visited the Iwashimizu Shrine and the Kamo Shrines. * 1173 (''Jōan 3, 10th month''): The emperor's mother, Ken-shun-mon In, founded the Saishōkō Cloister, which was consecrated at a dedication ceremony in which she was a participant.Titsingh, p. 197, Brown, p. 333. * 1174 (''Jōan 4, 1st month''): The emperor made visits to his father and to his mother.

Notes

References

* Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979)
''Gukanshō: The Future and the Past.''
Berkeley: University of California Press.
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* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
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* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). '' Nihon Odai 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:

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External links

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