Genji era

was a  after Bunkyū and before Keiō.  This period  spanned only slightly more than a single year from February 1864 through April 1865.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002).  "Genji" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 236. The reigning emperor was .Nussbaum, "Kōmei Tennō," p. 553. 

The nengō Genji means "original rule".Griffis, William Elliot. (1915).  The Mikado: Institution and Person, p. 84.  

Events of the Genji era
 8 July 1864 (Genji 1, 5th day of the 6th month): Skirmish at Ikedaya near  Kyoto, also known as  Ikedaya Jiken or Ikedaya Incident.  Samurai supporting the emperor clashed with police forces of the Tokugawa shogunate.Nussbaum,  "Ikedaya Jiken" at p. 378.

 12 August 1864 (Genji 1, 11th day of the 7th month): Sakuma Shōzan is assassinated at age 53.Armstrong, Robert Cornell. (1914).  Light from the East or Studies in Japanese Confucianism, p. 192; Nussbaum,  "Sakuma Shōzan" at pp. 813-814.  Anti-shogunate (sonno joi) forces were responsible for his death.National Diet Library:  Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures.

 5-6 September 1864 (Genji 1, 5th-6th day of the 8th month): Bombardment of ShimonosekiNussbaum,  "Shimonoseki" at p. 862.

Related pages 
 Edo period

References 

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

Genji1st2nd  1864  1865
Preceded by:BunkyūEra or nengō:GenjiSucceeded by:Keiō

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