Glossary

Jingkang

靖康

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (靖康) of the Northern Song for the years 1126–1127: 1126 is Jingkang 1 (元年) and Jingkang 2 is 1127. Jingkang (靖康) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Northern Song, proclaimed in 1126 under Emperor Qinzong (欽宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1126 is Jingkang 1 (元年), 1127 its last year, Jingkang 2. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Jingkang 2” (靖康二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Xuanhe. After: Jianyan.