Gennin

Gennin (元仁) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Jōō and before Karoku. This period spanned the years from November 1224 to April 1225.[1] The reigning emperor was Go-Horikawa-tennō (後堀河天皇).[2]

Events of the Gennin Era

  • 1224 (Gennin 1): Kyogyoshinsho was believed to have been composed by Shinran in 1224; and this is also considered the year in which Jōdo Shinshū was founded.[3]

References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Gennin" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 239.
  2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 238-241; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 226-227.
  3. Yamamoto, Kōshō. (1955). The Shinshu Seiten: the Holy Scripture of Shinshu, p. 343.

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Preceded by:
Jōō
Era or nengō:
Gennin
Succeeded by:
Karoku



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