Genkō (1321–24): Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Period of Japanese history (1321–1324 CE)}}

{{ For| the later Japanese historical era of the same name|Genkō (1331–34)}}

{{Infobox historical era

| name = Genkō {{pb}}{{nobold|{{lang|ja|元亨}}}}

| location = [[Japan]]

| start = February 1321

| end = December 1324

|image = Emperor Godaigo02.jpg

| alt =

|caption = Emperor Go-Daigo

| before = [[Gen'ō]]

| after= [[Shōchū (era)|Shōchū]]

| monarch = [[Emperor Go-Daigo]]

}}{{History of Japan|Shoso-in.jpg| Image explanation = [[Shōsōin]]}}

{{nihongo|'''''Genkō'''''|元亨}} was a {{nihongo|[[Japanese era name]]|年号|''nengō''|"year name"}} after ''[[Gen'ō]]'' and before ''[[Shōchū (era)|Shōchū]].''<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).『''Nengō''』in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', pp. 704–705 (table)|page=704}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [https://archive.today/20120524174828/http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File].</ref> This period spanned the years from February 1321<ref>Nussbaum, at『''Gen'ō''』in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 238|page=238}}.</ref> to December 1324.<ref>Nussbaum,『''Shōchū''』at {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 877.|page=877}}</ref> The reigning Emperor was {{nihongo|[[Emperor Go-Daigo|Go-Daigo]]''-tennō''|後醍醐天皇}}.<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon'', pp. 278–281; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki''. pp. 239–241.</ref>

* '''1321''' {{nihongo|''Genkō gannen''|元亨元年}}: 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. The era name is derived from the ''[[I Ching]]''; it should not be confused with the later [[Genkō (1331–34)]], which used a different character for ''kō'' (弘, "wide", instead of 亨, "go smoothly.")

* '''1323''' (''Genkō 3, 3rd month''): [[Ichijō Uchitsune]] lost his position as ''kampaku'', and [[Kujō Fusazane]] was made his successor.<ref name="t283"/>

* '''July 16, 1324''' (''Genkō 4, 25th day of the 6th month''): Former Emperor Go-Uda's death.

The oldest extant account of Buddhism in Japan, the ''[[Genkō Shakusho]]'' (元亨釈書), was completed in ''Genkō'' 2, whence the era name in its title. The massive project was the work of [[Kokan Shiren]].<ref>Nussbaum, 『''Genkō shakusho''』at {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC| p. 239.|page=239}}</ref>

* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC ''Japan encyclopedia''.] Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 58053128]

* [[Isaac Titsingh|Titsingh, Isaac]]. (1834). ''[[Nihon Ōdai Ichiran]]''; ou, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&q=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran ''Annales des empereurs du Japon''.] Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5850691 OCLC 5850691]

* [[H. Paul Varley|Varley, H. Paul]]. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa''. New York: [[Columbia University Press]]. {{ISBN|9780231049405}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6042764 OCLC 6042764]