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Karoku
Karoku
was a
Japanese era name
after
Gennin
and before
Antei.
This period
spanned
the years from
April
1225 to
December
1227. The reigning emperor was
Emperor Go-Horikawa
.
Change
of
era
1225
Karoku gannen
: The
era name
was changed to mark an event or a number of
events
. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in
Gennin
2.
Events
of the ''Karoku''
Era
1225
: At Kamakura, Kujō Yoritsune's
coming of age
ceremonies
took place at
age
8
; but control of all bakufu affairs remained entirely in the
hands
of
Hōjō Yasutoki
,
the regent
.
1225
:
Emperor
Go-Horikawa went in formal procession to
Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū
and to the
Kamo Shrines
.
1226
:
The Emperor
raised
Yoritsune
to the first rank of the
fifth
class
in the
apex
of artistocratic court hierarchy.
