Kagen

Kagen (嘉元) was a Japanese era (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kengen and before Tokuji. This period started in August 1303 and ended in December 1306.^[1] During this time, the emperor was Go-Nijō-tennō (後二条天皇).^[2]

Events of the Kagen era

1304 (Kagen 2, 16th day of the 7th month): Former Emperor Go-Fukakusa died.^[3]
1305 (Kagen 3, 15th day of the 9th month): Former Emperor Kameyama died.^[4]
1305 (Kagen 3): Ashikaga Takauji was born. He would grow to become the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate.^[5]

Related pages

Kamakura period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kagen" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 447.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 275-278; Varley, H. Paul. Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 239.
↑ Perkins, George W. (1990). The Clear Mirror: a Chronicle of the Japanese Court during the Kamakura Period, p. 150; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 後深草天皇 (89); retrieved 2012-5-16.
↑ Perkins, p. 151; Kunaichō, 亀山天皇 (90); retrieved 2012-5-16.
↑ Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Takauji" at p. 55.

Other websites

National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar"

Kagen	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
	1303	1304	1305	1306

Preceded by:
Kengen

Era or nengō:
Kagen

Succeeded by:
Tokuji

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kagen" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 447.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 275-278; Varley, H. Paul. Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 239.

[3] Perkins, George W. (1990). The Clear Mirror: a Chronicle of the Japanese Court during the Kamakura Period, p. 150; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 後深草天皇 (89); retrieved 2012-5-16.

[4] Perkins, p. 151; Kunaichō, 亀山天皇 (90); retrieved 2012-5-16.

[5] Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Takauji" at p. 55.

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