is a which followed Bun'ei and preceded Kōan. This period spanned the years from April 1275 to February 1278.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kenji" in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File . The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 262-268; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 233-237.

Change of era 1275 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Bun'ei 12. The era name comes from the Rites of Zhou and combines the characters ("build, establish") and ("govern").

Events of the Kenji era 1275 (Kenji 1): The Mongols sent an ambassador to Kamakura along with the delegation which accompanied the envoy from the Goryeo. The unwelcome visitor was put to death; and his severed head was publicly displayed.Titsingh, pp. 258-259 n1. November 23, 1275 (Kenji 1, 5th day of the 11th month): Hirohito-shinnō was named Crown Prince and heir to his first cousin, the Daikakuji-tō Emperor Go-Uda. This was the result of political maneuvering by Hirohito's father, the Jimyōin-tō Emperor Go-Fukakusa.Titsingh, 1277 (Kenji 3, 5th month): Yoshimasa laid down his office.Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron, p. 172.

Notes

References Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The Tokushi Yoron. Brisbane: University of Queensland Press. ; OCLC 7574544 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691 Varley, H. Paul. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa. New York: Columbia University Press. ; OCLC 6042764

External links National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection