Glossary

Genkyū

元久

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (元久) for the years 1204–1206: 1204 is Genkyū 1 (元年) and Genkyū 3 is 1206. Genkyū (元久) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1204. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1204 is Genkyū 1 (元年), 1206 its last year, Genkyū 3. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Genkyū 2” (元久2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kennin. After: Ken’ei.