Kaō (era)

Change of era

• January 30, 1169 Kaō gannen: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Nin'an 4, on the 8th day of the 4th month of 1169.

  Events of the ''Kaō'' era

• 1169 : The former-Emperor Go-Shirakawa made a pilgrimage to Mont Koya.
• 1169 : Go-Shirakawa accepted tonsure as a Buddhist priest; and he took the title Hōō.
• 1169 : The chūnagon Fujiwara no Nurisika was banished to Bingo province as a consequence of complaints of Buddhist priests from Mt. Hiei; but shortly thereafter, he was recalled to Heian-kyō because of past services to Emperor Go-Shirakawa.