Enkyō (延慶), also romanized as Enkei, was a
Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") after Tokuji and before Ōchō. This period spanned the years from October 1308 through April 1311.[1] The reigning emperor was
Hanazono-tennō (花園天皇).[2]
Change of era
1308, also called Enkyō gannen (延慶元年): The new era name was created to mark the accession of Emperor Hanazono.[3] The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Tokuji 3.
Events of the Enkyō era
Initially, former-
Emperor Fushimi administered the court up through the time he took the tonsure as a Buddhist monk,[4] which happened after this nengō ended.[5]
1310 (Enkyō 3, 11th month): The
Rokuhara Tandai in Kyoto,
Hōjō Sadafusa, died and
Hōjō Tokiatsu was named to take his place as Kyoto representative of the military government in Kamakura.[5]