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.
[Sixteen Kingdoms]
[Later Qin]
[Northern Yan]
[Northern and Southern dynasties]
[Liang dynasty]
[Tang dynasty]
[Kingdom of Khotan]
[Five Dynasties and [Ten Kingdoms period|Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]]
[Ma Chu]
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[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.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 |