Genkō (first)

Genkō (first)

nihongo|"Genkō"|元亨 was a nihongo|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 nihongo|Go-Daigo"-tennō"|後醍醐天皇. [Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). "Annales des empereurs du Japon," pp. 278-281; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). "Jinnō Shōtōki." pp. 239-241.]

Change of era

*; 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.

Events of the "Genkō" era

* "Genkō 1", in the 2nd month (1321): The "udaijin" Fujiwara-no Saionji Kinakira died.Titsingh, p. 282.]
* "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. [see above] ]
* "Genkō 1", in the 5th month (1321): The emperor visited Dikaku-ji to see this new chapel for himself. [see above] ]
* "Genkō 1", in the 6th month (1321): nihongo|Hōjō Kanetoki|北条兼時, the shogunate strongman in Kyushu (called the nihongo|"Chinzei-tandai"| 鎮西探題, died. [see above] ]
* "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. [see above] ]
* "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.Titsingh, p. 283.]
* "Genkō 2", in the 1st month (1322): Saionji Sanekane died at age 74. [see above] ]
* "Genkō 3", in the 3rd month (1322): Ichijō Uchitsune lost his position as "kampaku", and Kujō Fusazane was made his successor. [see above] ]

References

* 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. [http://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran ...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

External links

* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection]
* Kyoto National Museum [http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/tenji/koremade/index_02.html -- "Treasures of Daikaku-ji," including portrait of Go-Uda and the former-emperor's will]




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