was a after Shōan and before Kagen. This period spanned the years from November 1302 through August 1303. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

• 1302 : 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 Shōan 4. The era name is derived from the I Ching and combines the characters ("heaven" in the Bagua) and ("foundation").

Events of the Kengen era

• 1302 (Kengen 1, 16th day of the 6th month):Emperor Go-Nijo visited the home of retired Emperor Kameyama.

• 1302 (Kengen 1): Major repairs and reconstruction at Yakushi-ji.

Notes

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128

• Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, 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