Glossary

Zhiping

治平

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (治平) of the Northern Song for the years 1064–1067: 1064 is Zhiping 1 (元年) and Zhiping 4 is 1067. Zhiping (治平) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Northern Song, proclaimed in 1064 under Emperor Yingzong (英宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1064 is Zhiping 1 (元年), 1067 its last year, Zhiping 4. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Zhiping 2” (治平二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Jiayou. After: Xining.