Glossary

Hōgen

保元

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (保元) for the years 1156–1159: 1156 is Hōgen 1 (元年) and Hōgen 4 is 1159. Hōgen (保元) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1156. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1156 is Hōgen 1 (元年), 1159 its last year, Hōgen 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Hōgen 2” (保元2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kyūju. After: Heiji.