Glossary

Kangi

寛喜

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (寛喜) for the years 1229–1232: 1229 is Kangi 1 (元年) and Kangi 4 is 1232. Kangi (寛喜) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1229. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1229 is Kangi 1 (元年), 1232 its last year, Kangi 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Kangi 2” (寛喜2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Antei. After: Jōei.