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Kahō

嘉保

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Japanese era name (嘉保) for the years 1094–1096: 1094 is Kahō 1 (元年) and Kahō 3 is 1096. Kahō (嘉保) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1094. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1094 is Kahō 1 (元年), 1096 its last year, Kahō 3. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Kahō 2” (嘉保2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kanji. After: Eichō.