Glossary

Hōen

保延

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (保延) for the years 1135–1141: 1135 is Hōen 1 (元年) and Hōen 7 is 1141. Hōen (保延) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1135. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1135 is Hōen 1 (元年), 1141 its last year, Hōen 7. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Hōen 2” (保延2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Chōshō. After: Eiji.