Editing Module:Hōan (section)

==Events of the ''Hōan'' era==
* '''1121''' (''Hōan 2, 5th month''): The priests of [[Mount Hiei]] set fire to [[Mii-dera]].<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 181.]</ref>
* '''February 25, 1123''' (''Hōan 4, on the 28th day of the 1st month'')<!-- NengoCalc 保安四年一月二十八日 -->: In the 17th year of Emperor Toba's reign (鳥羽天皇17年), Toba was forced to abdicate by his father, retired-[[Emperor Shirakawa]]. Toba gave up the throne in favor of his son Akihito, who would become Emperor Sutoku. Toba was only 21 years old when he renounced his title; and he had already reigned for 16 years:  two in the ''nengō'' ''Tennin'', three in ''Ten'ei'', five in the ''nengō'' ''Eikyū'', two in ''Gen'ei'', and four in the ''nengō'' ''Hōan.''  At this time, Toba took the title ''Daijō-tennō.''<ref>Brown, pp. 320-321; Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9   p.181.]</ref> The succession (''senso'') was received by his son.<ref>Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of ''senso'' is unrecognized prior to [[Emperor Tenji]]; and all sovereigns except [[Empress Jitō|Jitō]],  [[Emperor Yōzei|Yōzei]], [[Emperor Go-Toba|Go-Toba]], and [[Emperor Fushimi|Fushimi]] have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of [[Emperor Go-Murakami|Murakami]].</ref>
* '''1123''' (''Hōan 4, 2nd month''): Emperor Sutoku is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui'').<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 182]; Varley, p. 44.</ref>