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Genji era
Period of Japanese history (1864–1865) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Japanese era. For other uses, see Genji (disambiguation).
Genji (元治) is a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") after Bunkyū and before Keiō. This period spanned only slightly more than a single year from March 27, 1864 until May 1, 1865.[1] The reigning emperor was Kōmei-tennō (孝明天皇).
The new era name was derived from the I Ching.