Glossary

Chōtoku

長徳

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (長徳) for the years 995–998: 995 is Chōtoku 1 (元年) and Chōtoku 4 is 998. Chōtoku (長徳) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 995. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 995 is Chōtoku 1 (元年), 998 its last year, Chōtoku 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Chōtoku 2” (長徳2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Shōryaku. After: Chōhō.