Genji
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was a after Bunkyū
and before Keiō
. This period spanned only slightly more than a single year from February 1864 through April 1865. The reigning emperor was .
The new era name was derived from the I Ching
.
Bunkyu
was a after Man'en and before Genji. This period spanned the years from February 1861 through February 1864. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:...
and before Keiō
Keio
was a after Genji and before Meiji. The period spanned the years from April 1865 to September 1868. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:...
. This period spanned only slightly more than a single year from February 1864 through April 1865. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
- February 8, 1864 : The new era name of Genji (meaning "original rule") was created to mark the beginning of a new 60-year cycle of the Chinese zodiacChinese astrologyChinese astrology is based on the traditional astronomy and calendars. The development of Chinese astrology is tied to that of astronomy, which came to flourish during the Han Dynasty ....
. The old era ended and a new one commenced in Bunkyū 4. It ended to mark the "Jubilant Answer" (KeiōKeiowas a after Genji and before Meiji. The period spanned the years from April 1865 to September 1868. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:...
-era) to the rebellion at Hamaguri Gate.
The new era name was derived from the I Ching
I Ching
The I Ching or "Yì Jīng" , also known as the Classic of Changes, Book of Changes and Zhouyi, is one of the oldest of the Chinese classic texts...
.
Events of the Genji era
- July 8, 1864 (Genji 1, 5th day of the 6th month): The Ikedaya JikenIkedaya JikenThe , also known as the Ikedaya Affair or Ikedaya Incident, was an armed encounter between the shishi which included masterless samurai formally employed by the Chōshū and Tosa clans , and the Shinsengumi, the Bakufu's special police force in Kyoto on July 8, 1864 at the Ikedaya Inn in Kyoto,...
, also known as the Ikedaya Affair or Ikedaya Incident, developed at the Ikedaya ryokan in Kyoto. - August 12, 1864 (Genji 1, 11th day of the 7th month): Sakuma ShōzanSakuma Shozansometimes called Sakuma Zōzan, was a Japanese politician and scholar of the Edo era. He was the son of a samurai, and a native of Shinshu in today's Nagano-ken.From the age of 23, he went to Edo and for 10 years studied Chinese sciences ....
is assassinated at age 53. He had traveled from Edo to Kyoto on orders of the shogunate. He was in favor of steps which would lead to an opening of the country, but his voice was stilled by death at the hands of a sonno joiSonno joiis a Japanese political philosophy and a social movement derived from Neo-Confucianism; it became a political slogan in the 1850s and 1860s in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa bakufu, during the Bakumatsu period.-Origin:...
supporter. - September 5–6, 1864 (Genji 1, 5th-6th day of the 8th month): Bombardment of ShimonosekiBombardment of ShimonosekiThe Battles for Shimonoseki refers to a series of military engagements in 1863 and 1864, fought to control Shimonoseki Straits by joint naval forces from the Great Britain, France, the Netherlands and the United States, against the Japanese feudal domain of Chōshū, which took place off and on the...
See also
- Genji KakuGenji KakuGenji Kaku , is a Japanese former professional baseball player from Taitung, Taiwan. His family comes from the Taiwanese aborigines...
- Genji clan
- Genji Monogatari
- Genji Tsuushin AgedamaGenji Tsuushin Agedamais a Japanese anime television series produced under Studio Gallop. The show itself is a parody of other popular anime of its kind. In 1991 it was made into a side-scrolling action video game by NEC Home Electronics and released on the PC Engine.- Plot :...
- Genji Monogatari SennenkiGenji Monogatari Sennenkiis a Japanese anime adaptation of The Tale of Genji. Originally, it was meant to be an anime adaptation of Waki Yamato's The Tale of Genji manga, but the director decided to make it a direct adaptation of the original tale. The anime is directed by Osamu Dezaki. The series premiered on Fuji TV on...
External links
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Genji | 1st | 2nd |
| Gregorian Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter... | 1864 | 1865 |
Preceded by: Bunkyū Bunkyu was a after Man'en and before Genji. This period spanned the years from February 1861 through February 1864. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:... | 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... : Genji | Succeeded by: Keiō Keio was a after Genji and before Meiji. The period spanned the years from April 1865 to September 1868. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:... |