Glossary

Jōan

承安

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (承安) for the years 1171–1175: 1171 is Jōan 1 (元年) and Jōan 5 is 1175. Jōan (承安) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1171. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1171 is Jōan 1 (元年), 1175 its last year, Jōan 5. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Jōan 2” (承安2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kaō. After: Angen.