Editing Module:Jōan (era) (section)

==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.<ref>Titsingh, p. 196; Brown, 331.</ref>
* '''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.<ref>Titsingh, p. 196.</ref>
* '''1171''' (''Jōan 2, 10th day of the 2nd month''): Taira Kiyomori's daughter, Tokuko, becomes [[Emperor Takakura]]'s his secondary empress (''chūgo'').<ref>Kitagawa, H. (1975). ''The Tale of the Heike'', p. 783; Titsingh, p. 197.</ref>
* '''1172''' (''Jōan 2, 10th month''): Takakura visited the [[Fushimi Inari-taisha]] and the [[Yasaka Shrine]].<ref name="t197">Titsingh, p. 197.</ref>
* '''1172''' (''Jōan 2, 12th month''): Matsu motofusa ceased to be regent (''sesshō'') and ''daijō-daijin''; and he obtained the office of ''kampaku''.<ref>Titsingh, p. 197; Brown, p. 331.</ref>
*'''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]].<ref name="t197" />
* '''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.<ref>Titsingh, p. 197, Brown, p. 333.</ref>
* '''1174''' (''Jōan 4, 1st month''): The emperor made visits to his father and to his mother.<ref name="t197" />