Genchū
Genchū (元中) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Kōwa. This was the last Southern Court era. This period started in April 1384 and ended in October 1392.[1] During this time, the monarch in Yoshino until 1392 was Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value)...[2] Until 1392, the pretender in Kyoto was Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).[3] After 1392, Go-Komatsu was the 100th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Events of the Genchū Era
Northern Court nengō
Genchū Media
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Genchū" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 236.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Kameyama Tennō," pp. 254-255.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Komatsu Tennō," p. 255; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 317-320.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron", p. 330.
Other websites
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Genchū | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1384 | 1385 | 1386 | 1387 | 1388 | 1389 | 1390 | 1391 | 1392 |
| Preceded by: Kōwa |
Southern Court nengō: Genchū |
Succeeded by: —— |
| Preceded by: Kōō 1389–1390 |
Northern Court nengō: Meitoku 1390–1394 |
Succeeded by: Ōei 1394–1428 |
