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Kōji (Heian period)

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645–650
  
Taika

686–686
  
Shuchō

704–708
  
Keiun

650–654
  
Hakuchi

701–704
  
Taihō

708–715
  
Wadō

Kōji (康治) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Eiji and before Ten'yō. This period spanned the year from April 1142 through February 1144. The reigning emperor was Konoe-tennō (近衛天皇).

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Change of Era

  • January 29, 1142 Kōji gannen (康治元年): The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Eiji 2, on the 28th day of the 4th month of 1142.

    • Events of the Kōji Era

  • 1143 (Kōji 2, 1st month): Cloistered Emperor Go-Toba-in, now known by the title Daijō Tennō or Daijō Hōō (太上法皇) or Hōō, visited his mother.
  • 1143 (Kōji 2, 5th month): Emperor Konoe passed his days praying at Tōdai-ji and also at the temples on Mount Hiei (比叡山, Hiei-zan).

    • References

    Kōji (Heian period) Wikipedia
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