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.'' 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''): '' Kyogyoshinsho'' was believed to have been composed in 1224; and this is also considered the year in which

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was founded.Yamamoto, Kōshō. (1955). ''The Shinshu Seiten: the Holy Scripture of Shinshu,'' p. 343.

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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* Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York:

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External links

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