Kenchō

was a after Hōji and before Kōgen. This period spanned the years from March 1249 to October 1256. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

• 1249 : 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 Hōji 3.

Events of the Kenchō era

• 1253 (Kenchō 5): Kenchō-ji founded.

Notes

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; 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. ; OCLC 6042764

External links

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