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Kanji (寛治) was a Japanese era (年号, nengō; "year name") after Ōtoku and before Kahō. This period spanned the years from April 1087 through December 1094.[1] The reigning emperor was Emperor Horikawa (堀河天皇).[2]

## Change of era

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* February 6, 1087 Kanji gannen (寛治元年): 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.[3]

## Events of the Kanji era

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* 1087 (Kanji 1, 5th month): Daijō-tennō Shirakawa retired himself to Uji.[4]
* 1088 (Kanji 2, 1st month): The emperor paid a visit to his father's home.[5]
* 1088 (Kanji 2, 10th month): Shirakawa visited the temples at Mt. Hiei.[5]
* January 28, 1088 (Kanji 2, 14th day of the 12th month): The sesshō Fujiwara Morozane was given additional honors with the further title of daijō-daijin.[6] 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.[7]
* 1089 (Kanji 3, 5th month): Shirakawa made a second visit to Mt. Hiei; and this time, he stayed seven days.[5]
* 1090 (Kanji 4, 12th month): Fujiwara Morozane was relieved of his responsibilities as sesshō and he was simultaneously named kampaku.[5]
* March 26, 1094 (Kanji 8, 8th day of the 3rd month): Morozane resigned from his position as kampaku.[8]

## Notes

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1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kanji" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 471, p. 471, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File Archived 2012-05-24 at archive.today.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Brown, p. 319.
4. ^ Titsingh, p. 172.
5. ^ a b c d Titsingh, p. 173.
6. ^ Titsingh, p. 173; Brown, p. 318.
7. ^ Varley, p. 202.
8. ^ Brown, p. 318.

## References

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* Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). Gukanshō: The Future and the Past. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-03460-0; OCLC 251325323
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Ōdai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
* Varley, H. Paul. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231049405; OCLC 6042764

## External links

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

Preceded by

Ōtoku

|  Era or nengō
Kanji
1087–1094  | Succeeded by

Kahō

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Japanese era names (nengō) by period

538–1264

| Asuka| Heian| Heian (cont'd)| Heian (cont'd)| Heian (cont'd)| Heian (cont'd)| Kamakura (cont'd)

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| 645–650| Taika

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650–654| Hakuchi
686–686| Shuchō
701–704| Taihō
704–708| Keiun
708–715| Wadō

Nara
715–717| Reiki
717–724| Yōrō
724–729| Jinki
729–749| Tenpyō
749| Tenpyō-kanpō
749–757| Tenpyō-shōhō
757–765| Tenpyō-hōji
765–767| Tenpyō-jingo
767–770| Jingo-keiun
770–781| Hōki
781–782| Ten'ō
782–806| Enryaku

| 806–810| Daidō

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810–824| Kōnin
824–834| Tenchō
834–848| Jōwa
848–851| Kashō
851–854| Ninju
854–857| Saikō
857–859| Ten'an
859–877| Jōgan
877–885| Gangyō
885–889| Ninna
889–898| Kanpyō
898–901| Shōtai
901–923| Engi
923–931| Enchō
931–938| Jōhei
938–947| Tengyō
947–957| Tenryaku
957–961| Tentoku
961–964| Ōwa

| 964–968| Kōhō

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968–970| Anna
970–973| Tenroku
973–976| Ten'en
976–978| Jōgen
978–983| Tengen
983–985| Eikan
985–987| Kanna
987–988| Eien
988–990| Eiso
990–995| Shōryaku
995–999| Chōtoku
999–1004| Chōhō
1004–1012| Kankō
1012–1017| Chōwa
1017–1021| Kannin
1021–1024| Jian
1024–1028| Manju
1028–1037| Chōgen
1037–1040| Chōryaku

| 1040–1044| Chōkyū

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1044–1046| Kantoku
1046–1053| Eishō
1053–1058| Tengi
1058–1065| Kōhei
1065–1069| Jiryaku
1069–1074| Enkyū
1074–1077| Jōhō
1077–1081| Jōryaku
1081–1084| Eihō
1084–1087| Ōtoku
1087–1094| Kanji
1094–1096| Kahō
1096–1097| Eichō
1097–1099| Jōtoku
1099–1104| Kōwa
1104–1106| Chōji
1106–1108| Kajō
1108–1110| Tennin
1110–1113| Ten'ei

| 1113–1118| Eikyū

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1118–1120| Gen'ei
1120–1124| Hōan
1124–1126| Tenji
1126–1131| Daiji
1131–1132| Tenshō
1132–1135| Chōshō
1135–1141| Hōen
1141–1142| Eiji
1142–1144| Kōji
1144–1145| Ten'yō
1145–1151| Kyūan
1151–1154| Ninpei
1154–1156| Kyūju
1156–1159| Hōgen
1159–1160| Heiji
1160–1161| Eiryaku
1161–1163| Ōhō
1163–1165| Chōkan
1165–1166| Eiman

| 1166–1169| Nin'an

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1169–1171| Kaō
1171–1175| Jōan
1175–1177| Angen
1177–1181| Jishō
1181–1182| Yōwa
1182–1184| Juei
1184–1185| Genryaku

Kamakura
1185–1190| Bunji
1190–1199| Kenkyū
1199–1201| Shōji
1201–1204| Kennin
1204–1206| Genkyū
1206–1207| Ken'ei
1207–1211| Jōgen
1211–1213| Kenryaku
1213–1219| Kempo
1219–1222| Jōkyū

| 1222–1224| Jōō

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1224–1225| Gennin
1225–1227| Karoku
1227–1229| Antei
1229–1232| Kangi
1232–1233| Jōei
1233–1234| Tenpuku
1234–1235| Bunryaku
1235–1238| Katei
1238–1239| Ryakunin
1239–1240| En'ō
1240–1243| Ninji
1243–1247| Kangen
1247–1249| Hōji
1249–1256| Kenchō
1256–1257| Kōgen
1257–1259| Shōka
1259–1260| Shōgen
1260–1261| Bun'ō
1261–1264| Kōchō

1264–present

| Kamakura (cont'd)| Nanboku-chō| Nanboku-chō| Muromachi (cont'd)| Momoyama| Edo (cont'd)| Modern Japan

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| 1264–1275| Bun'ei

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1275–1278| Kenji
1278–1288| Kōan
1288–1293| Shōō
1293–1299| Einin
1299–1302| Shōan
1302–1303| Kengen
1303–1306| Kagen
1306–1308| Tokuji
1308–1311| Enkyō
1311–1312| Ōchō
1312–1317| Shōwa
1317–1319| Bunpō
1319–1321| Gen'ō
1321–1324| Genkō
1324–1326| Shōchū
1326–1329| Karyaku
1329–1331| Gentoku
1331–1334| Genkōa
1332–1333| Shōkyōb

| Northern Court

1334–1338| Kenmu
1338–1342| Ryakuō
1342–1345| Kōei
1345–1350| Jōwa
1350–1352| Kannō
1352–1356| Bunna
1356–1361| Enbun
1361–1362| Kōan
1362–1368| Jōji
1368–1375| Ōan
1375–1379| Eiwa
1379–1381| Kōryaku
1381–1384| Eitoku
1384–1387| Shitoku
1387–1389| Kakei
1389–1390| Kōō
1390–1394| Meitokuc

| Southern Court

1334–1336| Kenmu
1336–1340| Engen
1340–1346| Kōkoku
1346–1370| Shōhei
1370–1372| Kentoku
1372–1375| Bunchū
1375–1381| Tenju
1381–1384| Kōwa
1384–1392| Genchūc

Muromachi
1394–1428| Ōei
1428–1429| Shōchō
1429–1441| Eikyō
1441–1444| Kakitsu
1444–1449| Bun'an
1449–1452| Hōtoku

| 1452–1455| Kyōtoku

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1455–1457| Kōshō
1457–1460| Chōroku
1460–1466| Kanshō
1466–1467| Bunshō
1467–1469| Ōnin
1469–1487| Bunmei
1487–1489| Chōkyō
1489–1492| Entoku
1492–1501| Meiō
1501–1521| Bunki
1504–1521| Eishō
1521–1528| Daiei
1528–1532| Kyōroku
1532–1555| Tenbun
1555–1558| Kōji
1558–1570| Eiroku
1570–1573| Genki

| 1573–1592| Tenshō

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1592–1596| Bunroku
1596–1615| Keichō

Edo
1615–1624| Genna
1624–1644| Kan'ei
1644–1648| Shōhō
1648–1652| Keian
1652–1655| Jōō
1655–1658| Meireki
1658–1661| Manji
1661–1673| Kanbun
1673–1681| Enpō
1681–1684| Tenna
1684–1688| Jōkyō
1688–1704| Genroku
1704–1711| Hōei
1711–1716| Shōtoku
1716–1736| Kyōhō

| 1736–1741| Genbun

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1741–1744| Kanpō
1744–1748| Enkyō
1748–1751| Kan'en
1751–1764| Hōreki
1764–1772| Meiwa
1772–1781| An'ei
1781–1789| Tenmei
1789–1801| Kansei
1801–1804| Kyōwa
1804–1818| Bunka
1818–1830| Bunsei
1830–1844| Tenpō
1844–1848| Kōka
1848–1854| Kaei
1854–1860| Ansei
1860–1861| Man'en
1861–1864| Bunkyū
1864–1865| Genji
1865–1868| Keiō

| 1868–1912| Meiji

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1912–1926| Taishō
1926–1989| Shōwa
1989–2019| Heisei
2019–present| Reiwa

* a Not recognized by the Northern Court, which retained Gentoku until 1332.
* b Not recognized by the Southern Court.
* c Genchū discontinued upon reunification of the Northern and Southern Courts in 1392 and Meitoku retained until 1394.

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