Glossary

Ōhō

応保

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (応保) for the years 1161–1163: 1161 is Ōhō 1 (元年) and Ōhō 3 is 1163. Ōhō (応保) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1161. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1161 is Ōhō 1 (元年), 1163 its last year, Ōhō 3. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Ōhō 2” (応保2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Eiryaku. After: Chōkan.