was a after ''

Genkyū was a after ''Kennin'' and before ''Ken'ei''. This period spanned the years from February 1204 through April 1206. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1204 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previo ...

'' and before '' Jōgen.'' This period spanned the years from April 1206 through October 1207. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

* 1206 : 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 ''Genkyū'' 3, on the 27th day of the 4th month of 1206.

Events of the ''Ken'ei'' era

* 1206 (''Ken'ei 1, 2nd month''): Shōgun Sanetomo's standing at court was raised to the 2nd rank of the 4th class. * 1206 (''Ken'ei 1, 7th day of the 3rd month''): The emperor planned to pay a visit to the ''sesshō''

Kujō Yoshitsune , also known as Fujiwara no Yoshitsune, son of regent Kujō Kanezane and a daughter of Fujiwara no Sueyuki, was a '' kugyō'' or Japanese court noble from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period. He held a regent position Sesshō from ...

, but in the night before this visit, an unknown assassin was introduced secretly into Yoshitune's house, and he was stabbed by a spear pushed up from below the floor. No one was able to discover the perpetrator. Yoshitsune was then aged 38 years. The ''sadaijin''

Konoe Iezane , son of Motomichi, was a court noble ('' Kugyō'') of the early Kamakura period. His sons include: Takatsukasa Kanehira, and Konoe Kanetsune. In 1206 when Kujō Yoshitune died, he became the head of the Fujiwara family and Sesshō. The same y ...

succeeded Yoshitsune as ''sesshō;'' and the ''dainagon'' Fujiwara no Tadatsune became ''sadaijin.'' * 1206 (''Ken'ei 1, 12th month''):

ceases to function as '' sesshō'' (regent); and instead, he becomes '' kampaku'' (chancellor).Titsingh, p. 229.

Notes

References

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* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
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* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''

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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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External links

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