List of Chinese era names
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This is a list of the Chinese era names used by the various dynasties and regimes in the history of China, sorted by monarch.
The English renditions of the era names in this list are based on the Hanyu Pinyin system. However, some academic works utilize the Wade–Giles romanization. For instance, the era of Zhenguan (貞觀) during the reign of the Emperor Taizong of Tang is rendered as Chen-kuan in Wade–Giles.
Han dynasty
Western Han
Xin dynasty
Xuan Han
Eastern Han
Other regimes contemporaneous with Han dynasty
Three Kingdoms
Cao Wei
Shu Han
Eastern Wu
Other regimes contemporaneous with Three Kingdoms
Jin dynasty
Western Jin
Eastern Jin
Huan Chu
Other regimes contemporaneous with Jin dynasty
Sixteen Kingdoms
Han-Zhao
Cheng-Han
Later Zhao
Former Liang
Former Yan
Former Qin
Later Yan
Later Qin
Western Qin
Later Liang
Southern Liang
Northern Liang
Southern Yan
Western Liang
Hu Xia
Northern Yan
Dai
Ran Wei
Western Yan
Zhai Wei
Other regimes contemporaneous with Sixteen Kingdoms
Northern and Southern dynasties
Northern Wei
Eastern Wei
Western Wei
Northern Qi
Northern Zhou
Liu Song
Southern Qi
Liang dynasty
Western Liang
Chen dynasty
Gaogouli
Rouran Khaganate
Later Chouchi
Gaochang
Hou Han
Other regimes contemporaneous with Northern and Southern dynasties
Sui dynasty
Sui dynasty
Other regimes contemporaneous with Sui dynasty
Tang dynasty
Tang dynasty
Wu Zhou
Tang dynasty (restored)
Bohai
Nanzhao
Yan
Tibetan Empire
Kingdom of Khotan
Other regimes contemporaneous with Tang dynasty
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
Later Liang
Later Tang
Later Jin
Later Han
Later Zhou
Former Shu
Yang Wu
Ma Chu
Wuyue
Min
Southern Han
Jingnan
Later Shu
Southern Tang
Northern Han
Qi
Dachanghe
Datianxing
Dayining
Former Jin
Yan
Other regimes contemporaneous with Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
Liao dynasty
Liao dynasty
Dongdan
Ding'an
Xingliao
Northern Liao
Western Liao
Other regimes contemporaneous with Liao dynasty
Song dynasty
Northern Song
Southern Song
Former Dali
Dazhong Kingdom
Later Dali
Ziqi Kingdom
Other regimes contemporaneous with Song dynasty
Western Xia
Jin dynasty
Jin dynasty
Eastern Liao
Later Liao
Eastern Xia
Other regimes contemporaneous with Jin dynasty
Yuan dynasty
Yuan dynasty
Northern Yuan
Tianwan
Zhang Zhou
Han Song
Chen Han
Ming Xia
Other regimes contemporaneous with Yuan dynasty
Ming dynasty
Ming dynasty
Southern Ming
Shun dynasty
Kingdom of Tungning
Other regimes contemporaneous with Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
Later Jin
Qing dynasty
Wu Zhou
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Other regimes contemporaneous with Qing dynasty
Republic of China
The Republic of China officially uses the Republic of China calendar. While not an era name, the Republic of China calendar is based on the era name system of Imperial China. The Republic of China calendar was the official calendar of mainland China between 1912 CE and 1949 CE, and has been in official use in Taiwan since 1945 CE.
Other regimes contemporaneous with Republic of China
Unknown era names
This is a list of individuals who proclaimed era names, but the exact era names are not known.
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