Glossary

Zhihe

至和

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (至和) of the Northern Song for the years 1054–1056: 1054 is Zhihe 1 (元年) and Zhihe 3 is 1056. Zhihe (至和) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Northern Song, proclaimed in 1054 under Emperor Renzong (仁宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1054 is Zhihe 1 (元年), 1056 its last year, Zhihe 3. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Zhihe 2” (至和二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Huangyou. After: Jiayou.