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was a after Shōji and before Genkyū. This period spanned the years from February 1201 through February 1204. The reigning emperor was .

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Country
Japan
Followed by
Genkyū
Follows
Shōji
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end time
1204-02-00
start time
1201-02-00
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  • Change of era
  • Events of the ''Kennin'' era
  • Notes
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was a after Shōji and before Genkyū. This period spanned the years from February 1201 through February 1204. The reigning emperor was .

==Change of era== 1201 ; 1201: The new era name was created to mark an event of shin'yū (辛酉), which is considered as the year of revolution in Sexagenary cycle. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Shōji 3, on the 13th day of the 2nd month of 1201.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kennin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.