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Jiaxi

嘉熙

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (嘉熙) of the Southern Song for the years 1237–1241: 1237 is Jiaxi 1 (元年) and Jiaxi 5 is 1241. Jiaxi (嘉熙) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Southern Song, proclaimed in 1237 under Emperor Lizong (理宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1237 is Jiaxi 1 (元年), 1241 its last year, Jiaxi 5. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Jiaxi 2” (嘉熙二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Duanping. After: Chunyou.