Glossary

Ken'ei

建永

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (建永) for the years 1206–1207: 1206 is Ken'ei 1 (元年) and Ken'ei 2 is 1207. Ken’ei (建永) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1206. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1206 is Ken’ei 1 (元年), 1207 its last year, Ken’ei 2. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Ken’ei 2” (建永2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Genkyū. After: Jōgen.