Angen

Angen (安元) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") after Jōan and before Jishō. This period spanned the years from July 1175[1] through August 1177.[2] The reigning emperor was Takakura-tennō (高倉天皇).[3]

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Jō-an" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 427, p. 427, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
  2. ^ Nussbaum, "Jishō" at p. 425, p. 427, at Google Books.
  3. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 195-200; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 330-333; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 212-214.