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Yuanzhen

元貞

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (元貞) of the Yuan for the years 1295–1297: 1295 is Yuanzhen 1 (元年) and Yuanzhen 3 is 1297. Yuanzhen (元貞) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Yuan, proclaimed in 1295 under Temür (成宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1295 is Yuanzhen 1 (元年), 1297 its last year, Yuanzhen 3. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Yuanzhen 2” (元貞二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Zhiyuan. After: Dade.