''For the formerly-German town of Gennin, see Jenin, Poland''
was a after ''Jōō (Kamakura period), Jōō'' and before ''Karoku.'' This period spanned the years from November 1224 to April 1225. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 1224 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Jōō'' 3.
Events of the ''Gennin'' Era
* 1224 (''Gennin 1''): ''Kyogyoshinsho'' was believed to have been composed in 1224; and this is also considered the year in which Jōdo Shinshū was founded.
[Yamamoto, Kōshō. (1955). ''The Shinshu Seiten: the Holy Scripture of Shinshu,'' p. 343.]
Notes
References
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
OCLC 58053128* Isaac Titsingh, Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Nihon Odai Ichiran''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon.'' Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691* H. Paul Varley, Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York: Columbia University Press.
OCLC 6042764
External links
* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Japanese eras
1220s in Japan
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