Gennin
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was a after Jōō and before Karoku
. This period spanned the years from November 1224 to April 1225. The reigning emperor was .
Karoku
was a after Gennin and before Antei. This period spanned the years from April 1225 to December 1227. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1225 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events...
. 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): KyogyoshinshoKyogyoshinsho, often abbreviated to , is the magnum opus of Shinran Shonin, the founder of the Japanese Buddhist sect, Jodo Shinshu. The work was written after Shinran's exile, and is believed to have been composed in the year 1224...
was believed to have been composed in 1224; and this is also considered the year in which Jōdo ShinshūJodo Shinshu, also known as Shin Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism. It was founded by the former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran. Today, Shin Buddhism is considered the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan.-Shinran :...
was founded.
External links
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Gennin | 1st | 2nd |
| Gregorian Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter... |
1224 | 1225 |
Preceded by: Jōō |
Era or nengō Japanese era name The Japanese era calendar scheme is a common calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era... : Gennin |
Succeeded by: Karoku Karoku was a after Gennin and before Antei. This period spanned the years from April 1225 to December 1227. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1225 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events... |