Glossary

Jōwa

承和

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (承和) for the years 834–847: 834 is Jōwa 1 (元年) and Jōwa 14 is 847. Jōwa (承和) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 834. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 834 is Jōwa 1 (元年), 847 its last year, Jōwa 14. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Jōwa 2” (承和2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Tenchō. After: Kashō.