was a after ''
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 ...
'' and before ''
Hoji.'' This period spanned the years from February 1243 to February 1247. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* ; 1243: The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Ninji'' 4.
Events of the ''Kangen'' era
* 1244 (''Kangen 2''): In the spring of this year, a number of extraordinary phenomena in the skies over Kamakura troubled
Yoritsune deeply.
[Titsingh]
p. 247.
/ref>
* 1244 (''Kangen 2, 4th month''): Yoritsune's son, Yoritsugu, had his coming-of-age ceremonies at age six. In the same month, Yoritsune asked Emperor Go-Saga for permission to give up his responsibilities as shōgun in favor of his son, Kujō Yoritsugu
, also known as , was the fifth ''shōgun'' of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. His father was the 4th Kamakura ''shōgun'', Kujō Yoritsune.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Yoritsugu" in .
Yoritsugu was a member of the great Fuj ...
.Hōjō Tsunetoki
was the fourth ''Shikken'' (1242–1246) of the Kamakura shogunate. He was son of Hōjō Tokiuji and of a former wife of Adachi Kagemori, elder brother of Hōjō Tokiyori and grandson of Hōjō Yasutoki
Hōjō Yasutoki (; 1183 – July 14, 12 ...
(who is himself only 16 years old).[Titsingh]
pp. 247-248
Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of ''senso'' is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji
, also known as Emperor Tenchi, was the 38th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')天智天皇 (38)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', p. 52 ...
; and all sovereigns except Jitō
were medieval territory stewards in Japan, especially in the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates. Appointed by the ''shōgun'', ''jitō'' managed manors including national holdings governed by the provincial governor ( kokushi). There were also ...
, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of emperor Go-Murakami
(1328 – March 29, 1368) was the 97th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and a member of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period of rival courts. He reigned from September 18, 1339, until March 29, 13 ...
.
Notes
References
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge: Harvard University Press
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OCLC 58053128
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Nihon Odai Ichiran
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
''; 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
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