Glossary

Kenchō

建長

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (建長) for the years 1249–1256: 1249 is Kenchō 1 (元年) and Kenchō 8 is 1256. Kenchō (建長) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1249. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1249 is Kenchō 1 (元年), 1256 its last year, Kenchō 8. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Kenchō 2” (建長2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Hōji. After: Kōgen.