- 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 from1321 to1324 . 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
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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-noSaionji Kinakira died.Titsingh, p. 282.]
* "Genkō 1", in the 4th month (1321 ): The former-Emperor Go-Uda ordered the construction of a small chapel atDaikaku-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 , thedaimyo ofSuruga province and a close relative of the shogunate's "shikken",Hōjō Takitoki , was named governor of Kyoto at Rokuhara; andHōjō 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", andKujō 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 0-231-04940-4External 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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