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Chunhua

淳化

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (淳化) of the Northern Song for the years 990–994: 990 is Chunhua 1 (元年) and Chunhua 5 is 994. Chunhua (淳化) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Northern Song, proclaimed in 990 under Emperor Taizong (太宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 990 is Chunhua 1 (元年), 994 its last year, Chunhua 5. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Chunhua 2” (淳化二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Duangong. After: Zhidao.