Genji (era)

Genji (Japanese元 治) is a Japanese era ( Nengo ), which was only about a year valid from 1864 to 1865 in the Gregorian calendar. The previous era name is Bunkyū, the subsequent era is Keiō. The era falls into the end of the Edo period ( Bakumatsu ), during the reign of the Emperor ( Tenno ) Komei.

The first day of the first month of the Genji era (元 治 元年 正月 一日) corresponds to 8 February 1864. The new era was convened to mark the beginning of a new 60 -year cycle in the Chinese calendar. The name itself is derived from the I Ching.

Events

• July 8, 1864 ( Genji 1/6/5 ), Ikedaya Incident: Collision between sonno - Joi - trailers from Chōshū and the Shinsengumi in Ikedaya Ryokan in Kyoto.

• 5/6 September 1864 ( Genji 1/8/5-6 ): Bombardment of Shimonoseki

• August 20, 1864 ( Genji 01/07/19 ): Rise of the Hamaguri gate. In response, a new Nengo is from the imperial court declared ( Keio ).

Comments

Swell

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• Edo period
• 1864