Genji
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- This article is about the Japanese era named Genji (元治). For the clan name Genji (源氏) or the main character of the book The Tale of Genji, see Minamoto clan. For the 2005 PlayStation 2 game, see Genji: Dawn of the Samurai. For the PlayStation 3 game, see Genji: Days of the Blade.
Genji (元治) was a Japanese era after Bunkyū and before Keiō, and spanned from March 27, 1864 to April 30, 1865. The reigning emperor was Kōmei.
[edit] Change of era
Due to the beginning of a new 60-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac, on March 27, Bunkyū 4 (1864), the era became Genji ("Original Rule").
[edit] Origin of name
From the I Ching
[edit] Important Events of the Genji Era
September 5, Genji Gannen (Fifth day of ninth month, old calendar) Bombardment of Shimonoseki
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