Enkyō (Kamakura period)

, also known as "Enkei" or "Enkyū", was a after "Tokuji" and before "Ōchō." This period started in October 1308 and ended in April 1311. During this time, the emperor was .
The "nengō" "Enkyō" means "Becoming Prolonged" because of the tail of the great comet which was seen in the night sky of 1308.
Events of the "Enkyō" era.
Retired former-Emperor Fushimi administered the court up through the time he took the tonsure as a Buddhist monk, which happened after this "nengō" ended.
An early version of The Tale of the Heike ("Heike monogatori") has been traced to a draft written during this era.