was a after ''

Gennin ''For the formerly-German town of Gennin, see Jenin, Poland'' was a after '' 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 c ...

'' and before ''

Antei was a after ''Gennin'' and before ''Kangi.'' This period spanned the years from December 1227 to March 1229. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834) ''Annales des empereurs du Japon'', pp. 238-241 Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Sh� ...

.'' This period spanned the years from April 1225 to December 1227. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834)
''Annales des empereurs du Japon'', pp. 238-240
Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki.'' pp. 226-227.

Change of era

* 1225 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Gennin'' 2.

Events of the ''Karoku'' Era

* 1225 (''Karoku 1, 11th month''): At Kamakura,

Kujō Yoritsune , also known as , was the fourth ''shōgun'' of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. His father was '' kanpaku'' Kujō Michiie and his grandmother was a niece of Minamoto no Yoritomo. His wife was a granddaughter of Minamoto no Yoritomo and daughter ...

's coming of age ceremonies took place at age 8; but control of all bakufu affairs remained entirely in the hands of

Hōjō Yasutoki Hōjō Yasutoki (; 1183 – July 14, 1242) was the third ''shikken'' (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan. He strengthened the political system of the Hōjō regency. Life He was the eldest son of second ''shikken'' Hōjō Yoshitoki. Acc ...

, the regent (''shikken'').Titsingh
p. 240.
/ref> * 1225 (''Karoku 1, 12th month''): Emperor Go-Horikawa went in formal procession to Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū and to the Kamo Shrines. * 1226 (''Karoku 2, 1st month''): The Emperor raised Yoritsune to the first rank of the fifth class in the apex of artistocratic court hierarchy (the ''dōjō kuge'').

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
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