It is also known as the Incident at the Forbidden Gate, the Incident at the Hamaguri (Clam) Gate, the Genji Incident, and the Incident in the First Year of Genji.
蛤御門の変（はまぐりごもんのへん）、元治の変（げんじのへん）、元治甲子の変とも呼ばれる。