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Shaosheng

紹聖

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (紹聖) of the Northern Song for the years 1094–1097: 1094 is Shaosheng 1 (元年) and Shaosheng 4 is 1097. Shaosheng (紹聖) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Northern Song, proclaimed in 1094 under Emperor Zhezong (哲宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1094 is Shaosheng 1 (元年), 1097 its last year, Shaosheng 4. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Shaosheng 2” (紹聖二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Yuanyou. After: Yuanfu.