Gen'ei

Gen'ei (元永) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Eikyū and before Hōan. This period started in April 1118 and ended in April 1120.^[1] The reigning emperor was Emperor Toba-tennō (鳥羽天皇).^[2]

Events of the Gen'ei Era

1118 (Gen'ei 1, 9th month): The emperor made a pilgrimage to the Kumano Shrines at Wakayama.^[3] The Kumano sanzan are: Hongu Taisha, Hayatama Taisha, and Nachi Taisha.^[4]

1118 (Gen'ei 1, 12th month): Emperor Toba attended a festival at Saishō-ji.^[5]

Related pages

Heian period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Gen'ei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 236.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japonpp. 178-180; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 321; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 200-204.
↑ Titsingh, p. 180; Brown, p. 322.
↑ Tanabe City Kumano Tourism Bureau, Kumano sanzan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-25.
↑ Brown, p. 322.

Other websites

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

Gen'ei	1st	2nd	3rd
Gregorian	1118	1119	1120

Preceded by:
Eikyū

Era or nengō:
Gen'ei

Succeeded by:
Hōan

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Gen'ei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 236.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japonpp. 178-180; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 321; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 200-204.

[3] Titsingh, p. 180; Brown, p. 322.

[4] Tanabe City Kumano Tourism Bureau, Kumano sanzan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-25.

[5] Brown, p. 322.

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