Editing Module:Hōan

{{Short description|Period of Japanese history (1120–1124 CE)}}
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{{nihongo|'''Hōan'''|保安}} was a {{nihongo|[[Japanese era name]]|年号|''nengō''|lit. "year name"}} after ''[[Gen'ei]]'' and before ''[[Tenji (era)|Tenji]].''  This period spanned the years from April 1120 through April 1124.<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Hō-an''" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 338|page=338}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [https://archive.today/20120524174828/http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File].</ref> The reigning emperors were {{nihongo|[[Emperor Toba of Japan|Toba]]''-tennō''|鳥羽天皇}} and {{nihongo|[[Emperor Sutoku of Japan|Sutoku]]''-tennō''|崇徳天皇}}.<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  ''Annales des empereurs du japon'', pp. 178]-182; Brown, Delmer ''et al.'' (1979). ''Gukanshō'', pp. 321-322; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki'', pp. 203-204.</ref>

==Change of era==
* '''February 1, 1120''' {{nihongo|''Hōan gannen''|保安元年}}<!-- NengoCalc 保安一年一月一日 -->: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Gen'ei'' 3, on the 10th day of the 4th month of 1120.<ref>Brown, p. 321.</ref>

==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>

==Notes==
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==References==
* Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). [https://books.google.com/books?id=w4f5FrmIJKIC&q=Gukansho  ''Gukanshō: The Future and the Past.''] Berkeley: University of California Press. {{ISBN|978-0-520-03460-0}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/251325323  OCLC 251325323]
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC  ''Japan encyclopedia.''] Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition  OCLC 58053128]
* [[Isaac Titsingh|Titsingh, Isaac.]] (1834). ''[[Nihon Odai Ichiran]]''; ou, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&q=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran  ''Annales des empereurs du Japon.'']  Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5850691 OCLC 5850691]
* [[H. Paul Varley|Varley, H. Paul]]. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York: [[Columbia University Press]]. {{ISBN|9780231049405}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6042764  OCLC 6042764]

==External links==
* [[National Diet Library]], "The Japanese Calendar" [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection]

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| years = 1120&ndash;1124
| after = [[Tenji (era)|Tenji]]
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