was a after ''
Tengi'' and before ''
Jiryaku.'' This period spanned the years from August 1058 through August 1065. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 1058 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Tengi'' 6, on the 29th day of the 8th month of 1058.
Events of the ''Kōhei'' era
* 1060 (''Kōhei 3, 27th day of the 11th month''): A
broom star was observed in the south for seven nights.
[Pankenier, David ''et al.'' (2008). ]
Notes
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Nihon Odai Ichiran
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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
1050s in Japan
1060s in Japan
Japanese eras
11th-century neologisms
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