Kento

Beginning and end of an era: ^{[3] [4] [1]}

• 18th day of the 3rd moon of the 3rd year of Hoji (according to the Julian calendar - May 2, 1249);
• 5th day of the 10th moon of the 8th year of Kento (Julian calendar - October 24, 1256).

The name Nengo was borrowed from the 65th juan of the classical ancient Chinese composition Hou Hanshu ^[3] : 「建 長久 之 策」 ^[3] .

Julian calendar dates

• 1249 (1st year of Kento) - Miura Yasumura became a Shikken along with Hojo Tokiyori ^[5] ;
• 1251 (Kento's 3rd year) - a collection of waka poems “Shokugosen Wakashu” ( Japanese 続 後 撰 和 歌集 , Continuation of the second collection of Japanese songs) was compiled;
• 1252 (Kento's 4th year) - a big fire in Kamakura ^[6] ;
• 1252 (4th year of Kento) - Prince Munetaka ( 宗 尊 親王 ) , the first son of Emperor Go-Saga , became the sixth shogun of the Kamakur shogunate ;
• 1253 (5th year of Kento) - a hurricane and an earthquake in Kamakura ^[6] ;
• 1253 (5th year of Kento) - the Kento-ji Temple ( 建 長 寺 ) was founded ^{[7] [5]} ;
• 1253 (5th year of Kento) - the monk Nichiren in the Sayyo-ji temple announces the establishment of the True Dharma, first pronouncing the mantra " Namu-Myo-Ho-Ren-Ge-Kyo " on Mount Kiyosumi; at the same time, the monk Nissho (1221-1323) became his student ^[6] ;
• 1254 (6th year of Kento) - a big fire, a great earthquake and other natural disasters in Kamakura ^[6] ;
• 1255 year (7th year of Kento) - Nichiren wrote "On finding the status of Buddha" ^[6] ;
• 1256 (8th year of Kento) - storm, flood and epidemic in Kamakura ^[6] ;
• 1256 (8th year of Kento) - Hojo Nagatoki became the new Shikken (1229–1264, reigned in 1256–1264) ^[6] .

The table below shows the correspondence of Japanese traditional and European chronology. In parentheses to the year number of the Japanese era, the name of the corresponding year from the 60-year cycle of the Chinese Gan-chi system is indicated . The Japanese months are traditionally called moons .

^{* An} asterisk indicates short months (moons) of 29 days. The remaining months last 30 days.

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