Ken'ei

Change of era

• 1206 Ken'ei gannen: 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 Genkyū 3, on the 27th day of the 4th month of 1206.

  Events of the ''Ken'ei'' era

• 1206 : Shōgun Sanetomo's standing at court was raised to the 2nd rank of the 4th class.
• 1206 : The emperor planned to pay a visit to the sesshō Kujō Yoshitsune, but in the night before this visit, an unknown assassin was introduced secretly into Yoshitune's house, and he was stabbed by a spear pushed up from below the floor. No one was able to discover the perpetrator. Yoshitsune was then aged 38 years. The sadaijin Konoe Iezane succeeded Yoshitsune as sesshō; and the dainagon Fujiwara no Tadatsune became sadaijin.
• 1206 : Konoe Iezane ceases to function as sesshō ; and instead, he becomes kampaku.