- Gen'ō
. [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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1319 : The new era name was created to mark the accession of Emperor Go-Daigo and the beginning of his reign. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in "Bunpō" 3.Events of the "Gen'ō" era
After the abdication of Emperor Hanazono in "Bunpō" 2, Takaharu-shinno was proclaimed emperor at the age of 31.
Nijō Michihira was "kampaku " (chancellor); but the court remained under the direction of former-Emperor Go-Uda .Prince Morikuni was the shogun in Kamakura; and thedaimyo of Sagami,Hōjō Takatoki , was "shikken" or chief minister of the shogunate.Titsingh, p. 281.]
* "Gen'ō 1", in the 3rd month (1319 ): Prince Kuniyoshi, the son of former-Emperor Go-Nijō , was declared Crown Prince ("tōgu"). [see above] ]
* "Gen'ō 1", in the 6th month (1319 ): The "sadaijin " (minister of the left),Konoe Tsunehira , died. [see above] ]
* "Gen'ō 1", in the 12th month (1319 ):Nijō Michihira was obliged to resign his position as "kampaku" because of pressure from thebakufu in Kamakura; andIchijō Uchitsune became "kampaku" instead.Titsingh, p. 282.]
* "Gen'ō 1", in the 8th month (1319 ): The emperor took Kishi, the daughter ofSaionji Sanekane , as one of his concubines; and she became a favorite. In addition, he had many concubines, which meant that he had many sons and daughters. [see above] ]
* "Gen'ō 2", in the 5th month (1320 ):Hōjō Tokiasu , the "kanrei " in Kyoto, died atRokuhara mansion, which was the stronghold of the Kamakura shogunate in the capital. Tokiasu's shogunate position was also known as Rokuhara "Tandai" and "Kitakata". [see above] ]
* "Gen'ō 2", in the 5th month (1320 ): The former regent,Kujō Moronori died at age 48. [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]
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