Eiho
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was a after Jōryaku
and before Ōtoku
. This period spanned the years from February 1081 through April 1084. The reigning emperor was .
Joryaku
was a Japanese era name after Jōhō and before Eihō. This period spanned the years from November 1077 through February 1081. The reigning emperor was .-Change of Era:...
and before Ōtoku
Otoku
was a after Eihō and before Kanji. This period spanned the years from February 1084 through April 1087. The reigning emperor was .-Change of Era:* February 9, 1084 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
. This period spanned the years from February 1081 through April 1084. The reigning emperor was .
Change of Era
- February 12, 1081 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Jōryaku 5, on the 10th day of the 2nd month of 1081.
Events of the Eihō Era
- May 26, 1081 (Eihō 1, 15th day of the 4th month): The Buddhist Temple of Miidera was set on fire by the monks of a rival sect on Mt. Hiei.
- July 12, 1081 (Eihō 1, 4th day of the 6th month): Miidera was burned again by monks from Mt. Hiei.
- 1083 (Eihō 3, 10th month): At Hosshō-ji, construction begins on a nine-story pagoda.
External links
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Eihō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Gregorian Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter... |
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