Gen'ō
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Gen'ō (元応) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, "year name") after Bunpō and before Genkō. This period spanned the years from April 1319 through February 1321.[1] The reigning Emperor was Go-Daigo-tennō (後醍醐天皇).[2]
Change of era[]
- 1319 Gen'ō gannen (元応元年): 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 shōgun in Kamakura; and the daimyō of Sagami, Hōjō Takatoki, was shikken or chief minister of the shogunate.[3]
- 1319 (Gen'ō 1', 3rd month): Prince Kuniyoshi, the son of former-Emperor Go-Nijō, was declared Crown Prince (tōgu).[3]
- 1319 (Gen'ō 1, 6th month): The sadaijin (minister of the left), Konoe Tsunehira, died.[3]
- 1319 (Gen'ō 1, in the 8th month): The emperor took Kishi, the daughter of , 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.[4]
- 1319 (Gen'ō 1, 12th month): Nijō Michihira was obliged to resign his position as kampaku because of pressure from the bakufu in Kamakura; and Ichijō Uchitsune became kampaku instead.[4]
- 1330 (Gen'ō 2, 5th month): , the kanrei in Kyoto, died at mansion, which was the stronghold of the Kamakura shogunate in the capital. Tokiasu's shogunate position was also known as Rokuhara Tandai and Kitakata.[4]
- 1320 (Gen'ō 2, 5th month): The former regent, Kujō Moronori died at age 48.[4]
Notes[]
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Gen'ō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 238, p. 238, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
- ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 278–281; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 239–241.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Titsingh, p. 281.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Titsingh, p. 282.
References[]
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Ōdai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
- Varley, H. Paul. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231049405; OCLC 6042764
External links[]
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Categories:
- Japanese eras
- 1310s in Japan
- 1320s in Japan