Genki

Genki (元亀) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. 'year" name) after Eiroku and before Tenshō. This period started in April 1570 and ended in July 1573.^[1] During this time, the emperor was Ōgimachi-tennō (正親町天皇).^[2]

Events of the Genki era

This is his grave of Endō Naotsune who was killed in the Battle of Anegawa near Nagahama in the 1st year of Genki

1570 (Genki 1, 6th month): At the Battle of Anegawa, the forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu won a victory.^[3]

1571 (Genki 2, 9th month): Nobunaga ordered the destruction of temples on Mount Hiei.^[3]

1573 (Genki 4): Oda Nobunaga causes the Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the last Muromachi shogun, to flee Kyoto.^[4]

Related pages

Muromachi period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Genki" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 238.
↑ Nussbaum, "Ōgimachi Tennō," p. 739; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 382-389.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Titsingh, p. 388; Nussbaum, "Anegawa no Tatakai" at pp. 30-31.
↑ Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshiaki" at p. 55.

Other websites

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

Genki	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
	1570	1571	1572	1573

Preceded by:
Eiroku

Era or nengō:
Genki

Succeeded by:
Tenshō

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Genki" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 238.

[2] Nussbaum, "Ōgimachi Tennō," p. 739; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 382-389.

[titsingh388-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Titsingh, p. 388; Nussbaum, "Anegawa no Tatakai" at pp. 30-31.

[4] Nussbaum, "Ashikaga Yoshiaki" at p. 55.

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