was a after ''

Kengen was a after ''Shōan'' and before ''Kagen.'' This period spanned the years from November 1302 through August 1303. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1302 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The prev ...

'' and before ''

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. The pre ...

.'' This period spanned the years from August 1303 through December 1306. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

* 1303 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Kengen'' 2.

Events of the ''Kagen'' era

* July 17–27, 1303 (''Kagen 1, 13th-23rd days of the 6th month''): A white comet ("broom star") was seen at azimuth in the northeast each day at dawn for 10 days. * October 4, 1305 (''Kagen 3, 15th days of the 9th month''): Former

Emperor Kameyama was the 90th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1260 through 1274. Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was . He was t ...

's death.Perkins, George W. (1998).

Notes

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External links

* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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