Hōgen (era)

Change of era

• January 24, 1156 Hōgen gannen: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Kyūju 3, on the 24th day of the 4th month of 1156.

  Events of the ''Hōgen'' era

• July 20, 1156 : Cloistered Emperor Toba-in died at age 54.
• July 28-August 16, 1156 : The Hōgen Rebellion, also known as the Hōgen Insurrection or the Hōgen War.
• 1156 : The naidaijin Fujiwara Saneyoshi was named sadaijin. The dainagon Fujiwara Koremichi became naidaijin. After the war, tranquility was restored throughout the empire; and the emperor himself was in charge of the government. A special building was constructed in Kyoto, where—as in the days of Emperor Go-Sanjo, requests and complaints were received and examined.
• 1157 : Sanjō Saneyuki was dismissed from his position as daijō-daijin; and in the same month, the sadaijin Saneyoshi died. The udaijin Fujiwara no Munesuke was made daijō-daijin. The naidaijin Koremichi was made sadaijin. Fujiwara no Moresane, who was the 15-year-old son of son of kampaku Fujiwara no Tadamichi, became udaijin. The dainagon Sanjō Kinori, who was the son of Saneyuki, obtained the position of naidaijin.
• 1157 : The foundations are laid for a grand audience hall in the palace. There had not been such a structure within the palace compound since the time of Emperor Shirakawa.
• August 6, 1158 : In the 3rd year of Go-Shirakawa's reign, the emperor abdicated; and the succession was received by his eldest son.
• 1158 : Emperor Nijō is said to have acceded to the throne.