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{{nihongo|''' Kenji'''|建治|}} is a {{nihongo|[[Japanese era name]]|年号,|''nengō'',|lit. "year name"}} which followed ''[[Bun'ei]]'' and preceded ''[[Kōan (Kamakura period)|Kōan]].'' This period spanned the years from April 1275 to February 1278.<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Kenji''" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 509|page=509}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File].</ref> The reigning emperor was {{nihongo|[[Emperor Go-Uda|Go-Uda]]''-tennō''|後宇多天皇}}.<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon'', pp. 262-268; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki.'' p. 233-237.</ref>
{{nihongo|''' Kenji'''|建治|}} is a {{nihongo|[[Japanese era name]]|年号|''nengō''|lit. "year name"}} which followed ''[[Bun'ei]]'' and preceded ''[[Kōan (Kamakura period)|Kōan]].'' This period spanned the years from April 1275 to February 1278.<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Kenji''" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 509|page=509}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120524174828/http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 |date=2012-05-24 }}.</ref> The reigning emperor was {{nihongo|[[Emperor Go-Uda|Go-Uda]]''-tennō''|後宇多天皇}}.<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon'', pp. 262-268; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki.'' p. 233-237.</ref>


==Change of era==
==Change of era==
* '''1275''' {{nihongo|'' Kenji gannen''|建治元年}}: 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.
* '''1275''' {{nihongo|'' Kenji gannen''|建治元年}}: 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==
==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]]. The unwelcome visitor was put to death; and his decapitated head was publicly displayed.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 258-259 n1.</ref>
* '''1275''' (''Kenji 1''): The Mongols sent an ambassador to Kamakura along with the delegation which accompanied the envoy from the [[Goryeo]]. The unwelcome visitor was put to death; and his severed head was publicly displayed.<ref>Titsingh, pp. 258-259 n1.</ref>
* '''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.<ref>Titsingh, {{Google books|18oNAAAAIAAJ|p. 262, 270.|page=262}}</ref>
* '''1277''' (''Kenji 3, 5th month''): Yoshimasa laid down his office.<ref>Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). ''Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron,'' p. 172.</ref>
* '''1277''' (''Kenji 3, 5th month''): Yoshimasa laid down his office.<ref>Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). ''Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron,'' p. 172.</ref>

==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
* [[Joyce Ackroyd|Ackroyd, Joyce]]. (1982) ''Lessons from History: The Tokushi Yoron.'' Brisbane: [[University of Queensland Press]]. 10-ISBN 0-702-21485-X/13-ISBN 978-0-702-21485-1; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/lessons-from-history-the-tokushi-yoron/oclc/7574544&referer=brief_results OCLC 7574544]
* [[Joyce Ackroyd|Ackroyd, Joyce]]. (1982) ''Lessons from History: The Tokushi Yoron.'' Brisbane: [[University of Queensland Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-702-21485-1}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7574544 OCLC 7574544]
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [http://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&client=firefox-a ''Japan encyclopedia.''] Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 58053128]
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC ''Japan encyclopedia.''] Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 58053128]
* [[Isaac Titsingh|Titsingh, Isaac.]] (1834). ''[[Nihon Odai Ichiran]]''; ou, [http://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran ''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''] Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/nipon-o-dai-itsi-ran-ou-annales-des-empereurs-du-japon/oclc/5850691 OCLC 5850691]
* [[Isaac Titsingh|Titsingh, Isaac.]] (1834). ''[[Nihon Odai Ichiran]]''; ou, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&q=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran ''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''] Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5850691 OCLC 5850691]
* [[H. Paul Varley|Varley, H. Paul]]. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York: [[Columbia University Press]]. 10-ISBN 0231049404/13-ISBN 9780231049405; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/chronicle-of-gods-and-sovereigns-jinno-shotoki-of-kitabatake-chikafusa/oclc/6042764&referer=brief_results OCLC 6042764]
* [[H. Paul Varley|Varley, H. Paul]]. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York: [[Columbia University Press]]. {{ISBN|9780231049405}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6042764 OCLC 6042764]


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Kenji (建治) is a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") which followed Bun'ei and preceded Kōan. This period spanned the years from April 1275 to February 1278.[1] The reigning emperor was Go-Uda-tennō (後宇多天皇).[2]

Change of era

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  • 1275 Kenji gannen (建治元年): 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

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  • 1275 (Kenji 1): The Mongols sent an ambassador to Kamakura along with the delegation which accompanied the envoy from the Goryeo. The unwelcome visitor was put to death; and his severed head was publicly displayed.[3]
  • 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.[4]
  • 1277 (Kenji 3, 5th month): Yoshimasa laid down his office.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kenji" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 509, p. 509, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File Archived 2012-05-24 at archive.today.
  2. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 262-268; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 233-237.
  3. ^ Titsingh, pp. 258-259 n1.
  4. ^ Titsingh, p. 262, 270., p. 262, at Google Books
  5. ^ Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron, p. 172.

References

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  • Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The Tokushi Yoron. Brisbane: University of Queensland Press. ISBN 978-0-702-21485-1; OCLC 7574544
  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; 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. ISBN 9780231049405; OCLC 6042764
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Preceded by Era or nengō
Kenji

1275–1278
Succeeded by