is a which followed ''
Bun'ei
was a after ''Kōchō'' and before ''Kenji.'' This period spanned the years from February 1264 to April 1275. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 1264 ; 1264: The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The pre ...
'' and preceded ''
Kōan
A (; , ; ko, 화두, ; vi, công án) is a story, dialogue, question, or statement which is used in Zen practice to provoke the "great doubt" and to practice or test a student's progress in Zen.
Etymology
The Japanese term is the Sino-J ...
.'' This period spanned the years from April 1275 to February 1278. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 1275 : 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 ''Bun'ei'' 12.
Events of the ''Kenji'' era
* 1275 (''Kenji 1''): The Mongols sent an ambassador to Kamakura along with the delegation which accompanied the envoy from the
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...
. The unwelcome visitor was put to death; and his severed head was publicly displayed.
* November 23, 1275 (''Kenji 1, 5th day of the 11th month''): Hirohito''-shinnō'' was named Crown Prince and heir to his first cousin, the ''Daikakuji-tō'' Emperor Go-Uda. This was the result of political maneuvering by Hirohito's father, the ''Jimyōin-tō'' Emperor Go-Fukakusa.
* 1277 (''Kenji 3, 5th month''): Yoshimasa laid down his office.
[Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). ''Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron,'' p. 172.]
Notes
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Founded as a traditional university press, UQP has since branched into publishing books for general readers in the areas of fiction, non-fiction, poetr ...
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''Japan encyclopedia.''Cambridge:
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Nihon Odai Ichiran
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''; ou
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Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York:
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OCLC 6042764
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, "The Japanese Calendar
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