Genji

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This article is about the Japanese era named Genji (元治). For the clan name Genji (源氏) or the main character of the book The Tale of Genji, see Minamoto clan. For the 2005 PlayStation 2 game, see Genji: Dawn of the Samurai. For the PlayStation 3 game, see Genji: Days of the Blade.

Genji (元治, Genji^?) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,^?, lit. "year name") after Bunkyū and before Keiō. This period spanned only slightly more than a single year from 1864 to 1865. The reigning emperor was Kōmei-tennō (孝明天皇, Kōmei-tennō^?).

Contents 1 Change of era 2 Events of the Genji era 3 References 3.1 External links

[edit] Change of era

• Genji gannen (元治元年, Genji gannen^?); March 27, 1864: The new era name of Genji (meaning "original rule") was created to mark the beginning of a new 60-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The old era ended and a new one commenced in Bunkyū 4.

The new era name was derived from the I Ching.

[edit] Events of the Genji era

• Genji 1, on the 6th day of the 6th month (1864): Ikedaya Incident in Kyoto.
• Genji 1, on the 5th day of the 9th month (September 5, 1864): Bombardment of Shimonoseki

[edit] References

See Also Genji Inc

[edit] External links

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

Genji	1st	2nd
Gregorian	1864	1865

Preceded by: Bunkyū

Era or nengō: Genji

Succeeded by: Keiō

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