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Shaoxi

紹熙

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (紹熙) of the Southern Song for the years 1190–1194: 1190 is Shaoxi 1 (元年) and Shaoxi 5 is 1194. Shaoxi (紹熙) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Southern Song, proclaimed in 1190 under Emperor Guangzong (光宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1190 is Shaoxi 1 (元年), 1194 its last year, Shaoxi 5. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Shaoxi 2” (紹熙二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Chunxi. After: Qingyuan.