was a after ''
Ryakunin
was a after '' Katei'' and before '' En'ō.'' This period spanned the years from November 1238 to April 1239. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834) ''Annales des empereurs du Japon'', pp. 242-244 Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Sh ...
'' and before ''
Ninji
, also called Jinji, was a after ''En'ō'' and before '' Kangen.'' This period spanned the years from August 1240 to January 1243. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* 1240 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number ...
.'' This period spanned the years from February 1239 to July 1240. The reigning emperor was .
[Titsingh, Isaac. (1834)]
''Annales des empereurs du Japon'', pp. 242-244
Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki.'' p. 227.
Change of era
* 1239 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Ryakunin'' 2.
Events of the ''En'ō'' Era
* 1239 (''En'ō 1, 1st month''): The
Daijo daijin retired from worldly concerns, taking the tonsure of a Buddhist priest.
[Titsingh]
p. 244.
/ref>
* 1239 (''En'ō 1, 2nd month''): Former Emperor Go-Toba
was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198.
This 12th-century sovereign was named after Emperor Toba, and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later"; a ...
died at age 60.
Notes
References
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge: Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. After the retir ...
.
OCLC 58053128
* 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
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fiel ...
.
OCLC 6042764
External links
* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Japanese eras
1230s in Japan
1240s in Japan
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