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Guanghua

光化

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (光化) of the Tang for the years 898–901: 898 is Guanghua 1 (元年) and Guanghua 4 is 901. Guanghua (光化) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Tang, proclaimed in 898 under Emperor Zhaozong (昭宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 898 is Guanghua 1 (元年), 901 its last year, Guanghua 4. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Guanghua 2” (光化二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Qianning. After: Tianfu.