Gennin

was a after Jōō and before Karoku. This period spanned the years from November 1224 to April 1225. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

• 1224 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Jōō 3.

Events of the Gennin Era

• 1224 (Gennin 1): Kyogyoshinsho was believed to have been composed in 1224; and this is also considered the year in which Jōdo ShinshÅ« was founded.

Notes

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128
• Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai 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. ; OCLC 6042764

External links

• National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection