Gen'o
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was a after Shōwa
and before Genkō. This period spanned the years from April 1319 through February 1321. The reigning Emperor was .
was kampaku (chancellor); but the court remained under the direction of former-Emperor Go-Uda
. Prince Morikuni
was the shogun in Kamakura
; and the daimyo
of Sagami
, Hōjō Takatoki
, was shikken or chief minister of the shogunate.
Showa (first)
was a after Ōchō and before Bunpō. This period spanned the years from March 1312 through February 1317. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1311 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
and before Genkō. This period spanned the years from April 1319 through February 1321. The reigning Emperor was .
Change of era
- 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 MichihiraNijo Michihira
, son of regent Nijō Kanemoto, was a Japanese kugyō of the late Kamakura period . He held a regent position kampaku from 1316 to 1318 and from 1327 to 1330. He married a daughter of Nijō Morotada and a daughter of Saionji 公顕...
was kampaku (chancellor); but the court remained under the direction of former-Emperor Go-Uda
Emperor Go-Uda
Emperor Go-Uda was the 91st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...
. Prince Morikuni
Prince Morikuni
Prince Morikuni was the ninth shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan.He was a son of the eighth Shogun Prince Hisaaki and was a grandson of the Emperor Go-Fukakusa...
was the shogun in Kamakura
Kamakura, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about south-south-west of Tokyo. It used to be also called .Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is often described in history books as a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Regency during the...
; and the daimyo
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
of Sagami
Sagami Province
was an old province in the area that is today the central and western Kanagawa prefecture. It was sometimes called . Sagami bordered on Izu, Musashi, Suruga provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Sagami Bay...
, Hōjō Takatoki
Hojo Takatoki
Hōjō Takatoki was the last Tokuso and ruling Shikken of Japan's Kamakura shogunate; the latter ones were his puppets, a member of the Hōjō clan, he was the son of Hōjō Sadatoki, and was preceded as shikken by Hōjō Morotoki.Takatoki became regent at the age of eight, and thus actual power was...
, was shikken or chief minister of the shogunate.
- 1319 (Gen'ō 1', 3rd month): Prince Kuniyoshi, the son of former-Emperor Go-NijōEmperor Go-NijoEmperor Go-Nijō was the 94th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from March 3, 1301 until September 10, 1308...
, was declared Crown Prince (tōgu). - 1319 (Gen'ō 1, 6th month): The sadaijinSadaijin, most commonly translated as "Minister of the Left", was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the Sadaijin in the context of a central...
(minister of the left), Konoe TsunehiraKonoe Tsunehira, son of Iemoto, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Kamakura period . He did not hold regent positions kampaku and sessho. Mototsugu was his son.-References:...
, died. - 1319 (Gen'ō 1, in the 8th month): The emperor took Kishi, the daughter of Saionji 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.
- 1319 (Gen'ō 1, 12th month): Nijō MichihiraNijo Michihira, son of regent Nijō Kanemoto, was a Japanese kugyō of the late Kamakura period . He held a regent position kampaku from 1316 to 1318 and from 1327 to 1330. He married a daughter of Nijō Morotada and a daughter of Saionji 公顕...
was obliged to resign his position as kampaku because of pressure from the bakufu in Kamakura; and Ichijō UchitsuneIchijo Uchitsune, son of Uchisane, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Kamakura period . He held a regent position kampaku from 1318 to 1323. Tsunemichi was his son.-References:...
became kampaku instead. - 1330 (Gen'ō 2, 5th month): Hōjō Tokiasu, the kanreiKanreior, more rarely, kanryō, was a high political post in feudal Japan; it is usually translated as Shogun's Deputy. After 1349, there were actually two Kanrei, the Kyoto Kanrei and the Kantō Kanrei....
in Kyoto, died at Rokuhara mansion, which was the stronghold of the Kamakura shogunate in the capital. Tokiasu's shogunate position was also known as Rokuhara TandaiRokuhara Tandaiwas the post of the chiefs of the Kamakura shogunate in Kyoto whose agency kept responsibility for security in Kinai and judicial affairs on western Japan, and negotiated with the imperial court. Despite keeping security, they were also a sort of secret police and widely feared.Rokuhara Tandai was...
and Kitakata. - 1320 (Gen'ō 2, 5th month): The former regent, Kujō MoronoriKujo Moronori, son of regent Tadanori, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Kamakura period . He held regent positions kampaku from 1305 to 1308 and sessho in 1308. A daughter of Emperor Kameyama was his consort; the couple adopted his brother Fusazane as their son. His other consort gave birth to...
died at age 48.
External links
- National Diet LibraryNational Diet LibraryThe is the only national library in Japan. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to the U.S...
, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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Preceded by: Bunpō |
Era or nengō Japanese era name The Japanese era calendar scheme is a common calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era... : Gen'ō |
Succeeded by: Genkō |