Chinese era name

name given to a year in East Asian cultures

7 dated entries naming Chinese era name, drawn from 7 separate years between 150 CE and 1647 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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2nd century

150First and only year of the "Heping" era of the Han dynasty in China.source

7th century

645The first nengō, derived from the Chinese system of eras (nianhao) begins with the Taika era. (Unclear significance. Needs more explanation as to why this belongs in the list of major events of the year)source

10th century

916Abaoji, Khitan ruler and founder of the Liao Dynasty, adopts Chinese court formalities in which he declares himself emperor in the Chinese style and adopts an era name, Taizu of Liao. He names his eldest son Yelü Bei as heir apparent, a first in the history of the Khitan. Abaoji leads a campaign in the west, conquering much of the Mongolian Plains.source

13th century

1252The Chinese era Chunyou ends (→ Emperor Lizong).source
1259The Chinese era Kaiqing begins and ends, in the Southern Song dynasty of China (Emperor Lizong).source
1260The Chinese era Jingding begins and ends in 1264 in the Southern Song dynasty of China (last era of Emperor Lizong).source

17th century

1647February 5 – The Yongli era is proclaimed as Zhu Youlang is declared the Yongli Emperor of the Southern Ming.source