Kentoku

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.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Kentoku" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 510. The Southern Court monarch in Yoshino during this time was .Nussbaum, "Chōkei Tennō," p. 120.  The Northern Court pretender in Kyoto was .Nussbaum, "Go-En'yū Tennō," p. 251; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 310-312.

Events of the Kentoku era 
 1370 (Kentoku 1): Imagawa Sadayo sent to subdue Kyūshū.Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron", p. 329.

Northern Court nengō
 Ōan, 1368–1375

Related pages
 Muromachi period

References

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

Keichō1st2nd3rd  1370  1371 1372   
Preceded by:ShōheiEra or nengō:KentokuSucceeded by:Bunchū

Category:Japanese eras
Category:1370s establishments in Japan
Category:1370s disestablishments in Japan