Glossary

Hōan

保安

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (保安) for the years 1120–1124: 1120 is Hōan 1 (元年) and Hōan 5 is 1124. Hōan (保安) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1120. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1120 is Hōan 1 (元年), 1124 its last year, Hōan 5. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Hōan 2” (保安2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Gen’ei. After: Tenji.