Glossary

Shangyuan

上元

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (上元) of the Tang for the years 674–676: 674 is Shangyuan 1 (元年) and Shangyuan 3 is 676. Shangyuan (上元) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Tang, proclaimed in 674 under Emperor Gaozong (高宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 674 is Shangyuan 1 (元年), 676 its last year, Shangyuan 3. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Shangyuan 2” (上元二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Xianheng. After: Yifeng.