Kenryaku - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kenryaku (建暦) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Jōgen and before Kempo. This period started in March 1211 and ended in December 1213.[1] The reigning emperor was Juntoku-tennō (順徳天皇).[2]
Events of the Kenryaku era
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- 1211 (Kenryaku 1, 1st month): The Buddhist priest Hōnen returned from a period of exile. He was the founder of the Sennyuji (泉涌寺,, senyō-ji) temple-complex.[3]
- 1211 (Kenryaku 1, 1st month): Shogun Sanetomo's position at court was raised to the 1st rank of the 3rd class.[3]
- 2 January 1211 (Kenryaku 1, 16th day of the 1st month): The former-Senior High Priest Jien (1155–1225) was appointed Tendai Abbot.[4]
- 1212 (Kenryaku 1): Hōnen died at age 80.[5]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kenryaku" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 510.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 230-238; Brown, Delmer. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 341; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 221-223.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Titsingh, p. 230.
- ↑ Brown, p. 342.
- ↑ Titsigh, p. 231.
Other websites
[change | change source]- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Kenryaku | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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1211 | 1212 | 1213 |
Preceded by: Jōgen | Era or nengō: Kenryaku | Succeeded by: Kempo |