Talk:Genkyō
Latest comment: 12 years ago by Horeki in topic Genkō (first) or Genkyō
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Genkō (first) or Genkyō
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Explanation for re-naming this article:
A. Genkō (first) is a Japanese era name which starts in 1321 and ends in 1324.
B. Genkō and Genkyō are equivalent romanization of Japanese for this Japanese noun.
C. Genkyō is better name for this article
According to Helen Craig McCullough, an alternate reading of the second syllable is -Kyō. It is used in order to avoid confusion with Genkō, 1331-1334.
- See Helen Craig McCullough. (2004). The Taiheiki: A Chronicle of Medieval Japan, p. 6 n9.
- Compare ja:元亨, 1321-1324（げんこう、げんきょう）
- Compare de:Liste der Nengō, 1321 元亨 Genkyō oder Genkō
- Compare sv:Genkyō, 1321-1324
- As context, see also en:Genkō War (元弘の乱, Genkō no Ran), 1331-1333, also known as the Genkō Incident (元弘の変, Genkō no Hen)
A better name for this article is Genkyō. --Horeki (talk) 05:14, 28 April 2012 (UTC)