Engen

Engen (延元) was a  of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Kemmu and before Kōkoku.  This period started in February 1336 and ended in April 1340.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Engen" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 178.  The monarchs during this time were Nussbaum, "Go-Daigo Tennō," p. 251. and .Nussbaum, "Go-Murakami Tennō," p. 257.  The Northern Court pretender in Kyoto was .Nussbaum, "Go-Kōmyō Tennō," p. 256; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 294-297.  

Events of the Engen era
 17 May 1336 (Engen 1, 6th day of the 4th month): Former-Emperor Go-Fushimi died.Titsingh,  p. 295; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 後伏見天皇 (93); retrieved 2012-10-1.
 19 September 1339 (Engen 4, 16th day of the 8th month): Emperor Go-Daigo died. "Go-Daigo," Encyclopedia Britannica; retrieved 2012-10-2. 
 1340 (Engen 5): Sightings of a "broom star" (comet) are recorded.Pankenier, David. (1999). Archaeoastronomy in East Asia: Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan, and Korea, p. 164.

Northern Court nengō
Kemmu, 1329-1338
Ryakuō, 1338-1342

Related pages
 Muromachi period

References

Other websites
 National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Engen1st2nd3rd4th5th  1336  1337  1338  1339  1340
Preceded by:KemmuSouthern Court nengō:EngenSucceeded by:Kōkoku

Category:Japanese eras
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