Editing Module:Kankō

{{Short description|Period of Japanese history (1004–1012 CE)}}
{{about|Japanese era|other uses|Kanko (disambiguation)}}
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{{nihongo|'''Kankō'''|寛弘}} was a {{nihongo|[[Japanese era name]]|年号|''nengō''|lit. "year name"}}  after ''[[Chōhō (era)|Chōhō]]'' and before ''[[Chōwa]].''  This period spanned the years from July 1004<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Chōhō''" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 119|page=119}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120524174828/http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 |date=2012-05-24 }}.</ref> through December 1012.<ref>Nussbaum, "''Chōwa''" at {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 124.|page=124}}</ref> The reigning emperors were {{nihongo|[[Emperor Ichijō|Ichijō]]''-tennō''|一条天皇}} and {{nihongo|[[Emperor Sanjō|Sanjō]]''-tennō''|三条天皇}}.<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. 150-155]; Brown, Delmer ''et al.'' (1979). ''Gukanshō,'' pp. 302-307; Varley, ''Jinnō Shōtōki,'' pp. 192-195.</ref>

==Change of Era==
* '''1004''' {{nihongo|''Kankō gannen''|寛弘元年}}:  The era name was changed to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Kankō'' 6, on the 20th day of the 7th month of 1004.<ref>Brown, p. 305.</ref>

==Events of the ''Kankō'' Era==
* '''March 17, 1008''' (''Kankō 5, 8th day of the 2nd month'')<!-- NengoCalc  寛弘五年二月八日 -->: The former-[[Emperor Kazan]] died at the age of 41.<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 154]; Brown, p. 306</ref>
* '''July 16, 1011''' (''Kankō 8, 13th day of the 6th month'')<!-- NengoCalc  寛弘八年六月十三日 -->: In the 5th year of Emperor Ichijō's reign (一条天皇5年), he abdicated; and the succession (‘‘senso’’) was received by his cousin.  Shortly thereafter, Emperor Sanjō 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. 154]; Brown, p. 307; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki,'' 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]].]</ref>
* '''July 15, 1011''' (''Kankō 8, 22nd day of the 6th month '')<!-- NengoCalc 寛弘八年六月二十二日  -->: ''Daijō-tennō'' [[Emperor Ichijo|Ichijō]] died at the age of 32.<ref>Brown, p. 306.</ref> 
* '''November 21, 1011''' (''Kankō 8, 24th day of the 10th month'')<!-- NengoCalc 寛弘八年十月二十四日  -->:  ''Daijō-tennō'' [[Emperor Reizei|Reizei]], who was Emperor Sanjō's father, died at age 62.<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 155]; Brown, p. 306.</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 = 1004–1012
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