Genkō (first)

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For the later Japanese historical era of the same name, see Genkō (second) .

Genkō (元亨, Genkō^?) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,^?, lit. "year name") after Gen'ō and before Shōchū. This period spanned the years from 1321 to 1324. The reigning Emperor was Go-Daigo-tennō (後醍醐天皇, Go-Daigo-tennō^?).^[1]

1 Change of era
2 Events of the Genkō era
3 References
- 3.1 External links

[edit] Change of era

Genkō gannen (元亨元年, Genkō gannen^?); 1321: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Gen'ō 3.

[edit] Events of the Genkō era

Genkō 1, in the 2nd month (1321): The udaijin Fujiwara-no Saionji Kinakira died.^[2]
Genkō 1, in the 4th month (1321): The former-Emperor Go-Uda ordered the construction of a small chapel at Daikaku-ji where he lived in retirement.^[2]
Genkō 1, in the 5th month (1321): The emperor visited Dikaku-ji to see this new chapel for himself.^[2]
Genkō 1, in the 6th month (1321): Hōjō Kanetoki (北条兼時, Hōjō Kanetoki^?), the shogunate strongman in Kyushu (called the Chinzei-tandai ( 鎮西探題, Chinzei-tandai^?), died.^[2]
Genkō 1, in the 12th month (1321): Hōjō Norisada, the daimyo of Suruga province and a close relative of the shogunate's shikken, Hōjō Takitoki, was named governor of Kyoto at Rokuhara; and Hōjō Hidetoki was named military governor of Kyushu.^[2]
Genkō 2, in the 1st month (1322): The emperor visited the former-Emperor Go-Uda at Daikau-ji; and he was entertained by a musical concert.^[3]
Genkō 2, in the 1st month (1322): Saionji Sanekane died at age 74.^[3]
Genkō 3, in the 3rd month (1322): Ichijō Uchitsune lost his position as kampaku, and Kujō Fusazane was made his successor.^[3]

[edit] References

^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 278-281; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 239-241.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Titsingh, p. 282.
^ ^a ^b ^c Titsingh, p. 283.

Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652] Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland....Click link for digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)
Varley, H. Paul , ed. (1980). [ Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1359], Jinnō Shōtōki ("A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa" translated by H. Paul Varley). New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-04940-4