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Qingli

慶曆

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (慶曆) of the Northern Song for the years 1041–1048: 1041 is Qingli 1 (元年) and Qingli 8 is 1048. Qingli (慶曆) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Northern Song, proclaimed in 1041 under Emperor Renzong (仁宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1041 is Qingli 1 (元年), 1048 its last year, Qingli 8. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Qingli 2” (慶曆二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kangding. After: Huangyou.