Enkyō (Kamakura period)
Enkyō, also romanized as Enkei, was a Japanese era name after Tokuji and before Ōchō. This period spanned the years from October 1308 through April 1311. The reigning emperor was Emperor Hanazono.
Change of era
- 1308, also called Enkyō gannen: The new era name was created to mark the accession of Emperor Hanazono. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Tokuji 3. The era name is derived from the Book of the Later Han and combines the characters and . It should not be confused with the later Enkyō era of 1744–48, which used a different second character.
Events of the ''Enkyō'' era
- 1308 : At the death of Emperor Go-Nijō, Hanazono accedes to the Chrysanthemum Throne at age 12 years; and Takaharu-shinnō, the second son of former-Emperor Go-Uda is elevated as the heir apparent under the direction of the Kamakura shogunate.
- 1308 : Kujō Moronori resigns his position as sesshō; and he is replaced in that role by Takatsukasa Fuyuhira.
- 1309 : Konoe Iehira is elevated to the position of sadaijin.
- 1310 : The Rokuhara Tandai in Kyoto, Hōjō Sadafusa, died and Hōjō Tokiatsu was named to take his place as Kyoto representative of the military government in Kamakura.