Kenryaku

was a  after Jōgen and before Kempo.  This period started in March 1211 and ended in December 1213.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Kenryaku" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 510. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 230-238; Brown, Delmer. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 341; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 221-223.

Events of the Kenryaku era
 1211 (Kenryaku 1, 1st month): The Buddhist priest Hōnen returned from a period of exile.  He was the founder of the  temple-complex.Titsingh, p. 230.
 1211 (Kenryaku 1, 1st month): Shogun Sanetomo's position at court was raised to the 1st rank of the 3rd class.
 2 January 1211 (Kenryaku 1, 16th day of the 1st month): The former-Senior High Priest Jien (1155–1225) was appointed Tendai Abbot.Brown, p. 342.
 1212 (Kenryaku 1): Hōnen died at age 80.Titsigh, p. 231.

Related pages 
 Kamakura period

References

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

Kenryaku1st2nd3rd  1211  1212  1213
Preceded by:JōgenEra or nengō:KenryakuSucceeded by:Kempo

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