Gen'ō 元応
April 1319 – February 1321
Bunpō Genkō
Emperor Go-Daigo
Location	Japan
Monarch	Emperor Go-Daigo

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Gen'ō (元応) was aJapanese era name (年号,nengō; "year name") afterBunpō and beforeGenkō. This period spanned the period from April 1319 through February 1321.^[1] The reigning Emperor wasGo-Daigo-tennō (後醍醐天皇).^[2]

• 1319Gen'ō gannen (元応元年): The new era name was created to mark the accession of Emperor Go-Daigo and the beginning of his reign. The previous era ended and the new one commenced inBunpō 3. The era name was taken from theOld Book of Tang.

After the abdication of Emperor Hanazono inBunpō 2, Takaharu-shinno was proclaimed emperor at the age of 31.Nijō Michihira waskampaku (chancellor); but the court remained under the direction of former-Emperor Go-Uda.Prince Morikuni was the shōgun inKamakura; and thedaimyō ofSagami,Hōjō Takatoki, wasshikken or chief minister of the shogunate.^[3]

• 1319 (Gen'ō 1', 3rd month): Prince Kuniyoshi, the son of former-Emperor Go-Nijō, was declared Crown Prince (tōgu).^[3]
• 1319 (Gen'ō 1, 6th month): Thesadaijin (minister of the left),Konoe Tsunehira, died.^[3]
• 1319 (Gen'ō 1, in the 8th month): The emperor took Kishi, the daughter ofSaionji Sanekane, as one of his concubines; and she became a favorite. In addition, he had many concubines, which meant that he had many sons and daughters.^[4]
• 1319 (Gen'ō 1, 12th month):Nijō Michihira was obliged to resign his position askampaku because of pressure from thebakufu in Kamakura; andIchijō Uchitsune becamekampaku instead.^[4]
• 1330 (Gen'ō 2, 5th month):Hōjō Tokiasu, thekanrei in Kyoto, died atRokuhara mansion, which was the stronghold of the Kamakura shogunate in the capital. Tokiasu's shogunate position was also known asRokuharaTandai andKitakata.^[4]
• 1320 (Gen'ō 2, 5th month): The former regent,Kujō Moronori died at age 48.^[4]

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

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