Glossary

Hōji

宝治

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (宝治) for the years 1247–1249: 1247 is Hōji 1 (元年) and Hōji 3 is 1249. Hōji (宝治) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1247. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1247 is Hōji 1 (元年), 1249 its last year, Hōji 3. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Hōji 2” (宝治2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kangen. After: Kenchō.