Shōan

was a  after Einin and before Kengen.  The period started in April 1299 and ended in November 1302.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Shōan" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 877. During this time, the emperors were  and .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 274-275; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 238-239.

Events of the Shōan era
 1301 (Shōan 3, 1st month): In the 5th year of Go-Fushimi's reign, the emperor abdicated; and the throne passed to a cousin who would become known as Emperor Go-Nijō.Titsingh, p. 275; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō,  Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Kunaichō,  Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-6-29.
 1301 (Shōan 3): Hōjō Sadatoki gave up his position as  for the shogun of the Kamakura shogunate.  He became a Buddhist monk.Deal, William E. (2007).  Handbook to life in medieval and early modern Japan, p.100.

Related pages 
 Kamakura period

References

Other websites
 National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar"

Shōan1st2nd3rd4th  1299  1300  1301  1302

Preceded by:EininEra or nengō:ShōanSucceeded by:Kengen

Category:Japanese eras
Category:1299
Category:1300s in Japan