Glossary

Kaō

嘉応

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (嘉応) for the years 1169–1171: 1169 is Kaō 1 (元年) and Kaō 3 is 1171. Kaō (嘉応) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1169. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1169 is Kaō 1 (元年), 1171 its last year, Kaō 3. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Kaō 2” (嘉応2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Nin’an. After: Jōan.