Enkyō (Kamakura period)

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For the later Japanese historical era of the same name, see Enkyō (Edo period).
Enkyō
延慶
October 1308 – April 1311
Tokuji Ōchō
The Main Hall of Chōhō-ji was rebuilt in 1311.
LocationJapan
Monarch(s)Emperor Hanazono
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Enkyō (延慶), also romanized as Enkei, was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō; lit. "year name") after Tokuji and before Ōchō. This period spanned the years from October 1308 through April 1311.[1] The reigning emperor was Hanazono-tennō (花園天皇).[2]

Change of era

  • 1308, also called Enkyō gannen (延慶元年): The new era name was created to mark the accession of Emperor Hanazono.[3] The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Tokuji 3. The era name is derived from the Book of the Later Han (5th century AD) and combines the characters 延 ("extend, lengthen") and 慶 ("jubilation"). It should not be confused with the later Enkyō era of 1744–48, which used a different second character (延, "enjoy").

Events of the Enkyō era

Initially, former-Emperor Fushimi administered the court up through the time he took the tonsure as a Buddhist monk,[4] which happened after this nengō ended.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Enkei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 179, p. 179, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
  2. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 278-279, p. 278, at Google Books; Varley, H. Paul. Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 239-241.
  3. ^ Varley, p. 240.
  4. ^ Varley, p. 241.
  5. ^ a b Titsingh, p. 279, p. 279, at Google Books.
  6. ^ Titsingh, p. 278, p. 278, at Google Books; Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959) The Imperial House of Japan, p. 204.
  7. ^ a b Titsingh, p. 278, p. 278, at Google Books.

References

  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
  • Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
  • Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
  • Varley, H. Paul. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231049405; OCLC 6042764
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