Jōgen (Kamakura period)

, also known as Shōgen, was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) after Ken'ei and before Kenryaku.  This period spanned the years from October 1207 through March 1211.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Jōgen" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 429.  The reigning emperors were  and .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 221-231; Brown, Delmer. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 340; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 220-221.

Events of the Jōgen era
 1208 (Jōgen 2, 6th month): Tsuchimikado went to the Kumano Sanzan Shrine.Titsingh, p. 229.
 1210 (Jōgen 4, 5th month): The emperor returned to the Kumano Shrine.Titsingh, 230.
 1210 (Jōgen 4, 6th month): Tsuchimikado accepted Hideyasu of Kazusa as part of the court.
 1210 (Jōgen 4, 8th month): The emperor visited the Kasuga Shrine.
 1210 (Jōgen 4, 9th month): A comet with a very long tail appeared in the night sky.
 1210 (Jōgen 4, 25th day of the 11th month): In the 12th year of Tsuchimikado's reign, the emperor abdicated for no particular reason; and the succession (senso) was received by his younger brother, the second son of the former-Emperor Go-Toba.  Soon after, Emperor Juntoku's role as emperor was confirmed (sokui).Titsingh, p. 230; Brown, p. 341; 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 Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō),  Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-5-22.

Related pages 
 Kamakura period

References

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

Jōgen1st2nd3rd4th5th  1207  1208  1209  1210  1211 
Preceded by:Ken'eiEra or nengō:JōgenSucceeded by:Kenryaku

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