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Genna (元和) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,, lit. "year" name") coming after Keichō and before Kan'ei. This period started in July 1615 and ended in February 1624.[1] During this time, the emperor was Go-Mizunoo-tennō (後水尾天皇).[2]
The nengō Genna means "Commencement of Concord".[3]
Events of the Genna era[change | change source]
- 1615 (Genna 1): Tokugawa forces burned Osaka Castle.[4]
- 1 September 1615 (Genna 1, 9th day of the 7th month): Tokugawa Ieyasu pulled down Hōkoku-jinja.[5]
- 1616 (Genna 2): Kida Kōan publishes Genna kokaisho, which is a book on ocean navigation.[6]
- 1 June 1616 (Genna 2, 17th day of the 4th month): Ieyasu died at Suruga Castle.[4]
- 26 September 1617 (Genna 3, 26th day of the 8th month): Former-Emperor Go-Yōzei died. He was buried at Nikkō.[7]
- 1618 (Genna 4, 8th month): A comet appeared in the sky.[4]
- 5 July 1620 (Genna 6, 6th day of the 6th month): The emperor married Tokugawa Kazuko who was the daughter of the shogun.[8]
- 1620 (Genna 6): There were destructive fires in Kyoto in the 2nd and 3rd month.[4]
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Genna" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 239.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Mizunoo Tennō," pp. 256-257; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 410-411.
- ↑ Munro, Neil Gordon. (1904). Coins of Japan, p. ix.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Titsingh, p. 410. Invalid
<ref>tag; name "titsingh410" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). Kyoto: the Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869, p. 317.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Genna kokaisho" at p. 239.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 410; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 後陽成天皇 (107)
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 317; Titsingh, p. 410.
Other websites[change | change source]
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Genna | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1615 | 1616 | 1617 | 1618 | 1619 | 1620 | 1621 | 1622 | 1623 | 1624 |
| Preceded by: Keichō |
Era or nengō: Genna |
Succeeded by: Kan'ei |