Glossary

Kōhō

康保

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (康保) for the years 964–967: 964 is Kōhō 1 (元年) and Kōhō 4 is 967. Kōhō (康保) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 964. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 964 is Kōhō 1 (元年), 967 its last year, Kōhō 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Kōhō 2” (康保2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Ōwa. After: Anna.