Kahō

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645–650 Taika 686–686 Shuchō 704–708 Keiun Start date December 1094		650–654 Hakuchi 701–704 Taihō 708–715 Wadō

Kahō (嘉保) was a Japanese era (年号, nengō, "year name") after Kanji and before Eichō. This period spanned the years from December 1094 through December 1096. The reigning emperor was Emperor Horikawa-tennō (嘉保天皇).

Change of Era

January 19, 1094 Kahō gannen (嘉保元年): The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Kanji 8, on the 15th day of the 12th month of 1094.

Events of the Kahō Era

1095 (Kahō 2, 4th month): Emperor Horikawa paid visits to the Iwashimizu Shrine and to the Kamo Shrines.

1095 (Kahō 2, 8th month): The emperor was stricken with intermittent fevers; and he ordered prayers to be offered for his return to good health. After Horikawa recovered his health, he was generous and appreciative to the Buddhist priests who had prayed for his recovery.

1095 (Kahō 2, 11th month): The Buddhist priests of Mt. Hiei came down from their mountain to protest a dispute with Minamoto Yoshitsuna and other government officials which had led to military action and bloodshed. The priests carried a portable shrine as far as the central hall of Enryaku-ji, where a curse was laid on daijō-daijin Fujiwara Moromichi.

November 26, 1096 (Kahō 3, 9th day of the 11th month): Former-Emperor Shirakawa entered the Buddhist priesthood at the age of 44.

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Change of Era

Events of the Kahō Era

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