Glossary

Kaiyun

開運

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (開運) of the Later Jin for the years 944–947: 944 is Kaiyun 1 (元年) and Kaiyun 4 is 947. Kaiyun (開運) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Later Jin, proclaimed in 944 under Shi Chonggui (出帝). Its years are counted in lunar years: 944 is Kaiyun 1 (元年), 947 its last year, Kaiyun 4. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Kaiyun 2” (開運二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Tianfu.