Genna

was a  coming after Keichō and before Kan'ei.  This period started in July 1615 and ended in February 1624. During this time, the emperor was .

The nengō Genna means "Commencement of Concord".

Events of the Genna era
 1615 (Genna 1): Tokugawa forces burned Osaka Castle.
 1 September 1615 (Genna 1, 9th day of the 7th month): Tokugawa Ieyasu pulled down Hōkoku-jinja.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). Kyoto: the Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869, p. 317.
 1616 (Genna 2): Kida Kōan publishes Genna kokaisho, which is a book on ocean navigation.
 1 June 1616 (Genna 2, 17th day of the 4th month): Ieyasu died at Suruga Castle.
 26 September 1617 (Genna 3, 26th day of the 8th month): Former-Emperor Go-Yōzei died. He was buried at Nikkō.
 1618 (Genna 4, 8th month): A comet appeared in the sky.Titsingh,  p. 410.
 5 July 1620 (Genna 6, 6th day of the 6th month): The emperor married Tokugawa Kazuko who was the daughter of the shogun.
 1620 (Genna 6): There were destructive fires in Kyoto in the 2nd and 3rd month.

Related pages 
 Edo period

 References 

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

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Preceded by:KeichōEra or nengō:GennaSucceeded by:Kan'ei

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