Glossary

Zhiyuan

至元

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (至元) of the Yuan for the years 1335–1340: 1335 is Zhiyuan 1 (元年) and Zhiyuan 6 is 1340. Zhiyuan (至元) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Yuan, proclaimed in 1335 under Toghon Temür (順帝). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1335 is Zhiyuan 1 (元年), 1340 its last year, Zhiyuan 6. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Zhiyuan 2” (至元二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Yuantong. After: Zhizheng.