Kanji (era)

Kanji (寛治, Kanji^?) was a Japanese era (年号,, nengō,^?, lit. "year name") after Ōtoku and before Kahō. This period spanned the years from 1087 through 1094. The reigning emperor was Emperor Horikawa-tennō (堀河天皇, Emperor Horikawa-tennō^?).^[1]

[edit] Change of era

Kanji gannen (寛治元年, Kanji gannen^?), 1087: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Ōtoku 4, on the 7th day of the 4th month of 1087.^[2]

Kanji 1, in the 5th month (1087): Daijō-tennō Shirakawa retired himself to Uji.^[3]
Kanji 2, in the 1st month (1088): The emperor paid a visit to his father's home.^[4]
Kanji 2, in the 1oth month (1088): Shirakawa visited the temples at Mt. Hiei.^[4]
Kanji 2, on the 14th day of the 12th month (1088): The sesshō Fujiwara Morozane was given additional honors with the further title of daijō-daijin.^[5] In this context, it matters a great deal that the mother of Emperor Horikowa, formerly the daughter of udaijin Minamoto no Akifusa, was also formerly the adopted child of Morozane.^[6]
Kanji 3, in the 5th month (1089): Shirakawa made a second visit to Mt. Hiei; and this time, he stayed seven days.^[4]
Kanji 4, in the 12th month (1090): Fujiwara Morozane was releaves of his responsibilities as sesshō and he was simultaneously named kampaku.^[4]
Kanji 8, on the 8th day of the 3rd month (1094): Morozane resigned from his position as kampaku.^[7]

^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 172-176; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 319; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 202.
^ Brown, p. 319.
^ Titsingh, p. 172.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Titsingh, p. 173.
^ Titsingh, p. 173; Brown, p. 318.
^ Varley, p. 202.
^ Brown, p. 318.

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