Jishō (治承) was a
Japanese era name (年号, nengō, "year name") after Angen and before Yōwa. This period spanned the years from August 1177 through July 1181.[1] The reigning emperors were
Takakura-tennō (高倉天皇) and
Antoku-tennō (安徳天皇).[2]
Change of era
1177Jishō gannen (治承元年): The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Angen 3, on the 4th day of the 8th month of 1177.[3]
Events of the Jishō era
1177 (Jishō 1, 28th day of the 4th month): A great fire in the capital was spread by high winds; and the palace was reduced to cinders.[4]
1178 (Jishō 2, 12th day of the 11th month):
Emperor Takakura's consort, Tokuko, gives birth to an infant who will become
Emperor Antoku.[5]
1180 (Jishō 4, 21st day of the 2nd month): Emperor Takakura abdicates.[5]
1180 (Jishō 4, 21st day of the 4th month): In the 12th year of Takakura-tennō's reign (高倉天皇12年), the emperor was forced to abdicate; and the succession (senso) was received by his infant son, the grandson of Taira Kiyomori.[6]
1180 (Jishō 4, 22nd day of the 4th month): Emperor Antoku's is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui) on the day of his coronation ceremony.[7]
1180 (Jishō 4, 2nd day of the 6th month): Former-
Emperor Go-Shirakawa-in, former-emperor Takakura-in and Emperor Antoku leave
Kyoto for Fukuhara, which is near modern-day
Kōbe,
Hyōgo.[5]
1180 (Jishō 4, 26th day of the 11th month): The capital is moved back to Kyoto from Fukuhara.[8]
^Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 195–200; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 330–333; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 212–214.
^Titsigh, p. 198; Kitagawa, H. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 783; Kamo no Chōmei. (1212). Hōjōki.
^
abcdKitagawa, H. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 784.
^Titsingh, p. 200; Brown, p. 333; Kitagawa, p. 784; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to
Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except
Jitō,
Yōzei,
Go-Toba, and
Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of
Emperor Go-Murakami.
Jishō (治承) was a
Japanese era name (年号, nengō, "year name") after Angen and before Yōwa. This period spanned the years from August 1177 through July 1181.[1] The reigning emperors were
Takakura-tennō (高倉天皇) and
Antoku-tennō (安徳天皇).[2]
Change of era
1177Jishō gannen (治承元年): The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Angen 3, on the 4th day of the 8th month of 1177.[3]
Events of the Jishō era
1177 (Jishō 1, 28th day of the 4th month): A great fire in the capital was spread by high winds; and the palace was reduced to cinders.[4]
1178 (Jishō 2, 12th day of the 11th month):
Emperor Takakura's consort, Tokuko, gives birth to an infant who will become
Emperor Antoku.[5]
1180 (Jishō 4, 21st day of the 2nd month): Emperor Takakura abdicates.[5]
1180 (Jishō 4, 21st day of the 4th month): In the 12th year of Takakura-tennō's reign (高倉天皇12年), the emperor was forced to abdicate; and the succession (senso) was received by his infant son, the grandson of Taira Kiyomori.[6]
1180 (Jishō 4, 22nd day of the 4th month): Emperor Antoku's is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui) on the day of his coronation ceremony.[7]
1180 (Jishō 4, 2nd day of the 6th month): Former-
Emperor Go-Shirakawa-in, former-emperor Takakura-in and Emperor Antoku leave
Kyoto for Fukuhara, which is near modern-day
Kōbe,
Hyōgo.[5]
1180 (Jishō 4, 26th day of the 11th month): The capital is moved back to Kyoto from Fukuhara.[8]
^Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 195–200; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 330–333; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 212–214.
^Titsigh, p. 198; Kitagawa, H. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 783; Kamo no Chōmei. (1212). Hōjōki.
^
abcdKitagawa, H. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 784.
^Titsingh, p. 200; Brown, p. 333; Kitagawa, p. 784; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to
Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except
Jitō,
Yōzei,
Go-Toba, and
Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of
Emperor Go-Murakami.