Glossary

Qianhua

乾化

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (乾化) of the Later Liang for the years 911–915: 911 is Qianhua 1 (元年) and Qianhua 5 is 915. Qianhua (乾化) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Later Liang, proclaimed in 911 under Emperor Taizu (太祖). Its years are counted in lunar years: 911 is Qianhua 1 (元年), 915 its last year, Qianhua 5. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Qianhua 2” (乾化二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kaiping. After: Zhenming.