Genki (元亀) was aJapanese era name (年号,nengō; "year name") afterEiroku and beforeTenshō. This period spanned from April 1570 through July 1573.^[1] The reigning emperor wasŌgimachi-tennō (正親町天皇).^[2]

• Genki gannen (元亀元年); 1570: The era name was changed because of various wars. The previous era ended and a new one commenced inEiroku 13, on the 23rd day of the 4th month.

• 1570 (Genki 1, 6th month): The combined forces of theAzai clan, led byAzai Nagamasa, and theAsakura clan, led byAsakura Yoshikage, met the forces ofOda Nobunaga in a shallow riverbed. The confrontation has come to be known as theBattle of Anegawa.Tokugawa Ieyasu led forces which came to the aid of Oda's army; and Oda claimed the victory.^[3]
• 1571 (Genki 2, 9th month): Nobunaga marched intoŌmi Province at the head of his army which surrounded Mt. Hiei. He massacred the priests and everyone else associated with the mountain temples; and then he gave orders that every structure on the mountain should be burned.^[4]
• 1572 (Genki 3, 12th month):Takeda Shingen, thedaimyō ofKai Province, led his army intoTōtōmi Province where he engaged the forces ofTokugawa Ieyasu at theBattle of Mikatagahara.^[5]
• 1573 (Genki 4, 2nd month):Ashikaga Yoshiaki began to fortify Nijō Castle; and he sent messages toAzai Nagamasa,Asakura Yoshikage, andTakeda Shingen, announcing his intention to start aRevolt against Nobunaga. Six months later, the confrontation would end with Yoshiaki driven out of Kyoto and theAshikaga shogunatede facto dismantled.^[6]

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

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