Glossary

Baoyou

寶祐

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (寶祐) of the Southern Song for the years 1253–1258: 1253 is Baoyou 1 (元年) and Baoyou 6 is 1258. Baoyou (寶祐) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Southern Song, proclaimed in 1253 under Emperor Lizong (理宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1253 is Baoyou 1 (元年), 1258 its last year, Baoyou 6. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Baoyou 2” (寶祐二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Chunyou. After: Kaiqing.