Kangen

was a  after Ninji and before Hōji.  This period started in February 1243 and ended in February 1247.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Kangen" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 470. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 245-247; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 228-232.

Events of the Kangen era
 1244 (Kangen 2, 4th month): Kujō Yoritsugu had his coming-of-age ceremonies at age 6.  In the same month, Yoritsune asked Emperor Go-Saga for permission to make Yoritsugu the new shogun.Titsingh,   pp. 247.
 11 September 1245 (Kangen 3, 7th month):  Yoshitsune shaved his head and became a Buddhist priest.
 1246 (Kangen 4, 7th month): Yoritsune's son, now Shogun Yoritsugu (who is only 7 years old) marries the sister of Hōjō Tsunetoki.
 1246 (Kangen 4): In the 4th year of Go-Saga's reign, the emperor abdicated; and the succession (senso) was received by his 4-year-old son.  Soon after, Emperor Go-Fukakusa's role as emperor is confirmed by ceremonies (sokui).Titsingh,   pp. 247-248;  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

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