Glossary

Shaoding

紹定

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (紹定) of the Southern Song for the years 1228–1233: 1228 is Shaoding 1 (元年) and Shaoding 6 is 1233. Shaoding (紹定) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Southern Song, proclaimed in 1228 under Emperor Lizong (理宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1228 is Shaoding 1 (元年), 1233 its last year, Shaoding 6. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Shaoding 2” (紹定二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Baoqing. After: Duanping.