Jōwa (Heian period)
Period of Japanese history (834–848 CE) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Japanese era name used during the reign of Emperors Junna and Ninmyō from 834 to 848. For the later era, see Jōwa (Muromachi period). For the Japanese era name used during the reign of Emperor Hanazono, see Shōwa (1312–1317). For the Japanese era name used during the reign of Emperor Shōwa, see Shōwa era. For other uses, see Shōwa (disambiguation).
Jōwa (承和) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, "year name") after Tenchō and before Kashō. This period spanned the years from January 834 through July 848.[1] The reigning emperors were Junna-tennō (淳和天皇) and Ninmyō-tennō (仁明天皇).[2]