Kōhei

Kōhei (康平) was a Japanese era (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Tengi and before Jiryaku. This period started in August 1058 and ended in August 1065.^[1] The reigning emperor was Go-Reizei-tennō (後冷泉天皇).^[2]

Events of the Kōhei Era

1060 (Kōhei 3, 27th day of the 11th month): A broom star was observed in the south for seven nights.^[3]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōhei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 543.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 162-166; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 311-314; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 197-198.
↑ Pankenier, David et al. (2008). Archaeoastronomy in East Asia: Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan, and Korea, p. 123.

Other websites

National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Kōhei	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
	1058	1059	1060	1061	1062	1063	1064	1065

Preceded by:
Tengi

Era or nengō:
Kōhei

Succeeded by:
Jiryaku

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōhei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 543.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 162-166; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 311-314; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 197-198.

[3] Pankenier, David et al. (2008). Archaeoastronomy in East Asia: Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan, and Korea, p. 123.

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