Genkō (era)

was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Southern Court during the pre-Nanboku-chō period after Gentoku and before Kemmu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).    "Nengō" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 704-705.   This period started in August 1331 and ended in January 1334.Nussbaum,    "Genkō" at p. 238.  

The pretender in Kyoto was .Nussbaum, "Kōgon Tennō" at p. 543.  Kōgon's Southern Court rival in Yoshino during this time was .Nussbaum, "Go-Daigo Tennō" at p. 251.

Events of the Genkō Era
 1331-1333: The  lasted the entire length of the era.  It marked the fall of the Kamakura Shogunate and led to the Kemmu Restoration.Nussbaum,  "Genkō no ran" at pp. 238-239.
 1333 (Genkō 3): Nitta Yoshisada ended the Kamakura shogunate in the .McCullough, Helen Craig (1959). The Taiheiki: A Chronicle of Medieval Japan, pp. 285-311.

The oldest extant account of Buddhism in Japan, the Genko Shakusho (元亨釈書), was completed in the Genko era.  The writing project was the work of Kokan Shiren.Nussbaum,   "Genkō shakusho" at p. 239.

Related pages 
 Kamakura period

References

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

Genkō1st2nd3rd4th  1331  1332  1333  1334  
Preceded by:GentokuSouthern Court nengō:GenkōSucceeded by:Kemmu
Preceded by:Gentoku1329–1332Northern Court nengō:Shōkyō1332–1334Succeeded by:Kemmu1334–1338

Category:Japanese eras
Category:1330s establishments in Japan
Category:1330s disestablishments in Japan