Glossary

Chonghe

重和

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (重和) of the Northern Song for the years 1118–1119: 1118 is Chonghe 1 (元年) and Chonghe 2 is 1119. Chonghe (重和) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Northern Song, proclaimed in 1118 under Emperor Huizong (徽宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1118 is Chonghe 1 (元年), 1119 its last year, Chonghe 2. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Chonghe 2” (重和二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Zhenghe. After: Xuanhe.