Tokuji (徳治) was a
Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") after Kagen and before Enkyō. This period spanned the years from December 1306 through October 1308.[1] The reigning emperor was
Go-Nijō-tennō (後二条天皇).[2]
Change of era
1306Tokuji gannen (徳治元年): The new era name was created to timestamp events or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Kagen 4.
Events of the Tokuji era
1308 (Tokuji 3, 8th month): 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).[3]
1308 (Tokuji 3, 10th month): The
nengō was changed to
Enkyō with the accession of Emperor Hanazono.[4]
^Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 275-278; Varley, H. Paul. Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 239.
^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
Emperor Go-Murakami.