List of Chinese era names
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 during the reign of the Emperor Taizong of Tang is rendered as Chen-kuan in Wade–Giles.
[Han dynasty]
Western Han">Han dynasty#Western Han">Western Han
[Xin dynasty]
Xuan Han">Gengshi Emperor">Xuan Han
Eastern Han">Han dynasty#Eastern 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">Jin dynasty (266–420)">Jin dynasty
Western Jin">Jin dynasty (266–420)">Western Jin
Eastern Jin">Jin dynasty (266–420)#Eastern Jin">Eastern Jin
Huan Chu">Huan Xuan">Huan Chu
Other regimes contemporaneous with Jin dynasty
[Sixteen Kingdoms]
Han-Zhao">Former Zhao">Han-Zhao
Cheng-Han">Cheng Han">Cheng-Han
[Later Zhao]
[Former Liang]
[Former Yan]
[Former Qin]
[Later Yan]
[Later Qin]
[Western Qin]
Later Liang">Later Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)">Later Liang
Southern Liang">Southern Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)">Southern Liang
[Northern Liang]
[Southern Yan]
Western Liang">Western Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)">Western Liang
Hu Xia">Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms)">Hu Xia
[Northern Yan]
Dai">Dai (Sixteen Kingdoms)">Dai
Ran Wei">Ran Min">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">Liu Song dynasty">Liu Song
[Southern Qi]
[Liang dynasty]
Western Liang">Western Liang (555–587)">Western Liang
[Chen dynasty]
Gaogouli">Goguryeo">Gaogouli
[Rouran Khaganate]
Later Chouchi">Chouchi">Later Chouchi
[Gaochang]
Hou Han">Hou Jing">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">Zhou dynasty (690–705)">Wu Zhou
[Tang dynasty] (restored)
Bohai">Balhae">Bohai
[Nanzhao]
Yan">Yan (An–Shi)">Yan
[Tibetan Empire]
[Kingdom of Khotan]
Other regimes contemporaneous with Tang dynasty
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms">Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period">Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
Later Liang">Later Liang (Five Dynasties)">Later Liang
[Later Tang]
Later Jin">Later Jin (Five Dynasties)">Later Jin
Later Han">Later Han (Five Dynasties)">Later Han
[Later Zhou]
[Former Shu]
[Yang Wu]
[Ma Chu]
[Wuyue]
Min">Min Kingdom">Min
[Southern Han]
[Jingnan]
[Later Shu]
[Southern Tang]
[Northern Han]
Qi">Qi (Li Maozhen's state)">Qi
[Dachanghe]
Datianxing
Dayining
Former Jin">Jin (Later Tang precursor)">Former Jin
Yan">Yan (Five Dynasties period)">Yan
Other regimes contemporaneous with Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
[Liao dynasty]
[Liao dynasty]
Dongdan">Dongdan Kingdom">Dongdan
Ding'an">Jeongan">Ding'an
[Xingliao]
[Northern Liao]
Western Liao">Qara Khitai">Western Liao
Other regimes contemporaneous with Liao dynasty
[Song dynasty]
Northern Song">Song dynasty#Northern Song, 960–1127">Northern Song
Southern Song">Song dynasty#Southern Song, 1127–1279">Southern Song
Former Dali">Dali Kingdom">Former Dali
Dazhong Kingdom">Gao Shengtai">Dazhong Kingdom
Later Dali">Dali Kingdom">Later Dali
Ziqi Kingdom">Ziqi">Ziqi Kingdom
Other regimes contemporaneous with Song dynasty
[Western Xia]
Jin dynasty">Jin dynasty (1115–1234)">Jin dynasty
Jin dynasty">Jin dynasty (1115–1234)">Jin dynasty
[Eastern Liao]
[Later Liao]
[Eastern Xia]
Other regimes contemporaneous with Jin dynasty
[Yuan dynasty]
[Yuan dynasty]
[Northern Yuan]
Tianwan">Xu Shouhui">Tianwan
Zhang Zhou">Zhang Shicheng">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">Later Jin (1616–1636)">Later Jin
[Qing dynasty]
Wu Zhou
[Taiping Heavenly Kingdom]
Other regimes contemporaneous with Qing dynasty
Modern Greater China
[Taiwan]
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
Mainland China
Unknown era names
This is a list of individuals who proclaimed era names, but the exact era names are not known.| Era name | Monarch | Period of use | Length of use |
| Era names not known | Ma Mian | 144–145 CE | 5 months |
| Era names not known | Song Jian | Late 180s–214 CE | Over 30 years |
| Era names not known | Ma Ru | 497–501 CE | 5 years |
| Era names not known | Li Chenghong | 763 CE | 3 months |
| Era names not known | Da Qianhuang | 858–871 CE | 14 years |
| Era names not known | Da Xuanxi | 872–893 CE | 22 years |
| Era names not known | Da Weixie | 894–906 CE | 13 years |
| Era names not known | Da Yinzhuan | 907–926 CE | 20 years |