Glossary

Jōgen

承元

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (承元) for the years 1207–1211: 1207 is Jōgen 1 (元年) and Jōgen 5 is 1211. Jōgen (承元) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1207. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1207 is Jōgen 1 (元年), 1211 its last year, Jōgen 5. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Jōgen 2” (承元2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Ken’ei. After: Kenryaku.