Owa - Owa

Japanese: 応和 - おうわ

The Japanese era name (nengo). It was the era name of Emperor Murakami from 961 to 964 during the Heian period. The previous era name was Tentoku . The era name was Koho . The era name was changed on February 16, 961 (Tentoku 5). The era name was changed to put an end to the misfortune of a fire at the Imperial Palace, and because 961 was the year of the Xinyou ( Shin'yu ), which is said to be the year of a revolution in which the mandate of heaven changes (the year of a revolution in which the dynasty changes), the era name was changed to reflect the Xinyou Revolution. The name was taken from the Book of Jin . In 961 (Owa 1), Emperor Murakami moved to the newly constructed Imperial Palace.

Source: Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japanese Era Names Information

Japanese:

日本の元号（年号）。平安時代の961年から964年まで、村上(むらかみ)天皇の代の元号。前元号は天徳(てんとく)。次元号は康保(こうほう)。961年（天徳5）2月16日改元。御所の火災の凶事を断ち切るためと、961年が天命が改まる年（王朝が交代する革命の年）とされる辛酉(しんゆう)にあたることから、辛酉革命を理由として改元が行われた。『晋書(しんじょ)』を出典とする命名。961年（応和1）、村上天皇は新造の内裏に遷っている。

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