Glossary

Longde

龍德

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (龍德) of the Later Liang for the years 921–923: 921 is Longde 1 (元年) and Longde 3 is 923. Longde (龍德) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Later Liang, proclaimed in 921 under Zhu Youzhen (末帝). Its years are counted in lunar years: 921 is Longde 1 (元年), 923 its last year, Longde 3. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Longde 2” (龍德二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Zhenming.