- Tokuji
. [Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). "Annales des empereurs du Japon," pp. 275-278; Varley, H. Paul. "Jinnō Shōtōki," p. 239.]
Change of era
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1306 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in "Kagen" 4.Events of the "Tokuji" era
* "
Tokuji 3", in the 8th month (1308 ): In the 8th year of Go-Nijo"-tennō"'s reign (後二条天皇8年), the emperor died at the young age of 24; and the succession (‘‘senso’’) was received by his cousin. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Hanazono is said to have acceded to the throne (‘‘sokui’’). [Titsingh, p. 278; Varley, p. 44. [A distinct act of "senso" is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have "senso" and "sokui" in the same year until the reign of Go-Murakami.] ]
* "Tokuji 3", in the 10th month (1308 ): Thenengō was changed to Enkyō to mark the accession of Emperor Hanazono. [Varley, p. 240.]References
* Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/
Hayashi Gahō , 1652] . "Nipon o daï itsi ran ; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth." Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [http://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran ... Click link to digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)]
* Varley, H. Paul , ed. (1980). [Kitabatake Chikafusa , 1359] , "Jinnō Shōtōki ("A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa" translated by H. Paul Varley)." New York:Columbia University Press . ISBN 0-231-04940-4External links
* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection]
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