was a of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Gentoku and before Kenmu. This period spanned the years from August 1331 through January 1334. The reigning Emperors were in the south and in the north.

Events of the Genkō era

  • 1331–1333: The lasted the entire length of the era, which marked the fall of the Kamakura shogunate and led to the ultimately unsuccessful Kenmu Restoration.

Northern Court equivalents

  • Shōkei

See also

  • Mongol invasions of Japan

Notes

References

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  • Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Ōdai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
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  • National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection