Genkō (era)
penultimate Japanese era of Kamakura period
Genkō (元弘) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Southern Court during the pre-Nanboku-chō period after Gentoku and before Kemmu.[1] This period started in August 1331 and ended in January 1334.[2]
The pretender in Kyoto was Emperor Kōgon (光厳天皇, Kōgon-tennō).[3] Kōgon's Southern Court rival in Yoshino during this time was Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇, Go-Diago-tennō).[4]
Events of the Genkō Era
change- 1331-1333: The Genkō War (元弘の乱, Genkō no Ran) lasted the entire length of the era. It marked the fall of the Kamakura Shogunate and led to the Kemmu Restoration.[5]
- 1333 (Genkō 3): Nitta Yoshisada ended the Kamakura shogunate in the Siege of Kamakura (鎌倉の戦い).[6]
The oldest extant account of Buddhism in Japan, the Genko Shakusho (元亨釈書), was completed in the Genko era. The writing project was the work of Kokan Shiren.[7]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nengō" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 704-705.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Genkō" at p. 238.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Kōgon Tennō" at p. 543.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Daigo Tennō" at p. 251.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Genkō no ran" at pp. 238-239.
- ↑ McCullough, Helen Craig (1959). The Taiheiki: A Chronicle of Medieval Japan, pp. 285-311.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Genkō shakusho" at p. 239.
Other websites
change- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Genkō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1331 | 1332 | 1333 | 1334 |
| Preceded by: Gentoku |
Southern Court nengō: Genkō |
Succeeded by: Kemmu |
| Preceded by: Gentoku 1329–1332 |
Northern Court nengō: Shōkyō 1332–1334 |
Succeeded by: Kemmu 1334–1338 |
