Enkei
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, also romanized as Enkei, was a after Tokuji
and before Ōchō
. This period spanned the years from October 1308 through April 1311. The reigning emperor was .
administered the court up through the time he took the tonsure as a Buddhist monk, which happened after this nengō ended.
Tokuji
was a after Kagen and before Enkyō. This period spanned the years from December 1306 through October 1308. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1306 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
and before Ōchō
Ocho
was a after Enkyō and before Shōwa. This period spanned the years from April 1311 through February 1312. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1311 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
. This period spanned the years from October 1308 through April 1311. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
- 1308, also called : The new era name was created to mark the accession of Emperor Hanazono. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Tokuji 3.
Events of the Enkyō era
Initially, former-Emperor FushimiEmperor Fushimi
Emperor Fushimi was the 92nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...
administered the court up through the time he took the tonsure as a Buddhist monk, which happened after this nengō ended.
- 1308 (Enkyō 1): At the death of Emperor Go-NijōEmperor Go-NijoEmperor Go-Nijō was the 94th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from March 3, 1301 until September 10, 1308...
, Hanazono accedes to the Chrysanthemum ThroneChrysanthemum ThroneThe is the English term used to identify the throne of the Emperor of Japan. The term can refer to very specific seating, such as the takamikura throne in the Shishin-den at Kyoto Imperial Palace....
at age 12 years; and Takaharu-shinnōEmperor Go-DaigoEmperor Go-Daigo was the 96th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession....
, the second son of former-Emperor Go-UdaEmperor Go-UdaEmperor Go-Uda was the 91st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...
is elevated as the heir apparent under the direction of the Kamakura shogunateKamakura shogunateThe Kamakura shogunate was a military dictatorship in Japan headed by the shoguns from 1185 to 1333. It was based in Kamakura. The Kamakura period draws its name from the capital of the shogunate...
. - 1308 (Enkyō 1, 10th month): Kujō MoronoriKujo Moronori, son of regent Tadanori, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Kamakura period . He held regent positions kampaku from 1305 to 1308 and sessho in 1308. A daughter of Emperor Kameyama was his consort; the couple adopted his brother Fusazane as their son. His other consort gave birth to...
resigns his position as sesshō; and he is replaced in that role by Takatsukasa FuyuhiraTakatsukasa Fuyuhira, son of Kanetada and adopted son of Mototada, was kugyo or highest-ranking Japanese court noble of the Kamakura period . Morohira was his son. Fuyunori was his adopted son...
. - 1309 (Enkyō 2, 2nd month): Konoe IehiraKonoe Iehira, son of Iemoto, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Kamakura period . He held a regent position kampaku from 1313 and 1315. With a commoner he had a son Tsunetada.-References:...
is elevated to the position of sadaijinSadaijin, most commonly translated as "Minister of the Left", was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the Sadaijin in the context of a central...
. - 1310 (Enkyō 3, 11th month): The Rokuhara TandaiRokuhara Tandaiwas the post of the chiefs of the Kamakura shogunate in Kyoto whose agency kept responsibility for security in Kinai and judicial affairs on western Japan, and negotiated with the imperial court. Despite keeping security, they were also a sort of secret police and widely feared.Rokuhara Tandai was...
in Kyoto, Hōjō Sadafusa, died and Hōjō Tokiatsu was named to take his place as Kyoto representative of the military government in Kamakura.
External links
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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