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Tongguang

同光

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (同光) of the Later Tang for the years 923–926: 923 is Tongguang 1 (元年) and Tongguang 4 is 926. Tongguang (同光) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Later Tang, proclaimed in 923 under Emperor Zhuangzong (莊宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 923 is Tongguang 1 (元年), 926 its last year, Tongguang 4. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Tongguang 2” (同光二年) rather than by a continuous count. After: Tiancheng.