Kentoku
Japanese era from July 1370 to April 1372
Kentoku (建徳) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Shōhei and before Bunchū. The period started in July 1370 and ended in April 1372.[1] The Southern Court monarch in Yoshino during this time was Emperor Chōkei (長慶天皇, Chōkei-tennō).[2] The Northern Court pretender in Kyoto was Emperor Go-En'yū (後円融天皇, Go-En'yū-tennō).[3]
Events of the Kentoku era change
- 1370 (Kentoku 1): Imagawa Sadayo sent to subdue Kyūshū.[4]
Northern Court nengō change
- Ōan, 1368–1375
Related pages change
References change
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kentoku" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 510.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Chōkei Tennō," p. 120.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-En'yū Tennō," p. 251; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 310-312.
- ↑ Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron", p. 329.
Other websites change
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Keichō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1370 | 1371 | 1372 |
| Preceded by: Shōhei |
Era or nengō: Kentoku |
Succeeded by: Bunchū |
