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Kangxi

康熙

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (康熙) of the Qing for the years 1662–1722: 1662 is Kangxi 1 (元年) and Kangxi 61 is 1722. Kangxi (康熙) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Qing, proclaimed in 1662. Under the Ming and Qing an emperor kept one era for his whole reign and is known by it: the Kangxi Emperor. Its years are counted in lunar years: 1662 is Kangxi 1 (元年), 1722 its last year, Kangxi 61. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Kangxi 2” (康熙二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Shunzhi. After: Yongzheng.