Kōan (Kamakura period)

Kōan
弘安
February 1278  April 1288
Seated Jie Daishi, depicting Ryōgen (AD 912–985), sculpted in 1286
LocationJapan
Monarch(s)Emperor Go-Uda (to November 1287)
Emperor Fushimi (from November 1287)
Chronology
Kenji Shōō

Kōan (弘安) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō; lit. "year name") after Kenji and before Shōō. This period spanned the years from February 1278 through April 1288. The reigning emperors were Go-Uda-tennō (後宇多天皇) and Fushimi-tennō (伏見天皇).