Glossary

Qianning

乾寧

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (乾寧) of the Tang for the years 894–898: 894 is Qianning 1 (元年) and Qianning 5 is 898. Qianning (乾寧) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Tang, proclaimed in 894 under Emperor Zhaozong (昭宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 894 is Qianning 1 (元年), 898 its last year, Qianning 5. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Qianning 2” (乾寧二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Jingfu. After: Guanghua.