Glossary

Kaiping

開平

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (開平) of the Later Liang for the years 907–911: 907 is Kaiping 1 (元年) and Kaiping 5 is 911. Kaiping (開平) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Later Liang, proclaimed in 907 under Emperor Taizu (太祖). Its years are counted in lunar years: 907 is Kaiping 1 (元年), 911 its last year, Kaiping 5. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Kaiping 2” (開平二年) rather than by a continuous count. After: Qianhua.