Glossary

Chang'an

長安

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (長安) of the Zhou of Empress Wu for the years 701–704: 701 is Chang'an 1 (元年) and Chang'an 4 is 704. Chang’an (長安) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Zhou of Empress Wu, proclaimed in 701 under Empress Wu Zetian (則天皇后). Its years are counted in lunar years: 701 is Chang’an 1 (元年), 704 its last year, Chang’an 4. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Chang’an 2” (長安二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Dazu. After: Shenlong.