Hōen

Change of Era

• February 15, 1035 Hōen gannen: The new era name Hōen was created to mark an event or a series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Chōshō 4, on the 27th day of the 4th month of 1135.

  Events of the ''Hōen'' Era

• 1136 : The former-Emperor Toba hosted a grand dinner party.
• 1136 : The sadaijin Fujiwara Ieyetada died at age 75.
• 1136 : The udaijin Minamoto no Arihito was named sadaijin; and the naidaijin Fujiwara Munetada was named udaijin.
• 1136 : Fujiwara Yorinaga was appointed Minister of the Center at the age of 17.
• 1138 : The udaijin Munetada shaved his head at age 77; and he became a Buddhist priest.
• 1138 : The former-Emperor Toba went to Mount Hiei, where he stayed for seven days.
• May 2, 1140 : The priests of the Buddhist temples on Mount Hiei banded together to burn down the Mii-dera again.