Genkyū

was a  after Kennin and before Ken'ei.  This period started in February 1204 and ended in April 1206.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Genkyū" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 239. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 221-227; Brown, Delmer. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 340; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 220-221.

Events of the Genkyū era
 1204 (Genkyū 1, 10th month): Minamoto no Sanetomo ordered Hōjō Masanori, Hōjō Tomomichi and Hatakeyama Shigeyasu to travel to Heian-kyo.  They were to return with Sanetomo's bride.Titsingh, p. 227.
 1204 (Genkyū 1, 12th month): Two of Sanetomo's emissaries returned to the Kantō; but Shigeyasu remained in Heian-kyo where he died.
 1205 (Genkyū 2, 3rd month): Kyoto and the provinces of the Kinai were struck by a notable storm.

Related pages
 Kamakura period

References

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

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