Han Dynasty Reign Years

Western Qualified Han (206 Eras Years Start Year End Year Nominal Reign/Eras Actual Reign/Eras Year 1 B.C.-8 A.D.) Oct 207-early Feb 206 B.C.-early as king 206 B.C. Feb 206 B.C. early 202 B.C. 202 B.C. 202 B.C. Gaodi 12 Feb 202-Sept as emperor 202 B.C. Feb 202 B.C. Apr 195 B.C. Feb 202-Apr 195 B.C. 195 B.C. Oct 195-Sept May 195 B.C.-Aug Huidi 7 194 B.C. Oct 195 B.C. Aug 188 B.C. 188 B.C. 188 B.C. Oct 188-Sept Lv-hou 8 187 B.C. Oct 188 B.C. Jul 180 B.C. Aug 188-Jul 180 B.C. 180 B.C. summer Shao-di ? 183 B.C. Shao-di Aug-Sept May 182 B.C. (Liu Yi) 180 B.C. Oct 180-Sept leap Sept 180-Sept 16 179 B.C. Oct 180 B.C. Sept 164 B.C. 164 B.C. 164 B.C. Wendi Oct 164-Sept Houyuan 7 163 B.C. Oct 164 B.C. Jun 157 B.C. Oct 164-Jun 157 B.C. 157 B.C. Oct 157-Sept 7 156 B.C. Oct 157 B.C. Sept 150 B.C. Jun 157-Sept 150 B.C. 150 B.C. Oct 150-Sept Jingdi Zhongyuan 6 149 B.C. Oct 150 B.C. Sept 144 B.C. Oct 150-Sept 144 B.C. 144 B.C. Oct 144-Sept Houyuan 3 143 B.C. Oct 144 B.C. Jan 141 B.C. Oct 144-Jan 141 B.C. 141 B.C. Jianyuan Oct 141-Sept 6 140 B.C. Oct 141 B.C. Sept 135 B.C. Jan 141-Sept 135 B.C. (Era I) 135 B.C. Yuanguang Oct 135-Sept 6 134 B.C. Oct 135 B.C. Sept 129 B.C. (Era II) 129 B.C. Yuanshuo Oct 129-Sept 6 128 B.C. Oct 129 B.C. Sept 123 B.C. (Era III) 123 B.C. Yuanshou Oct 123-Sept 6 122 B.C. Oct 123 B.C. Sept 117 B.C. Oct 123-Apr 110 B.C. (Era IV) 117 B.C. Backtracked in May Wudi Yuanding 6 116 B.C. Oct 117 B.C. Sept 111 B.C. Oct 117-Sept 111 B.C. 110 B.C. Oct 111-Sept Yuanfeng 6 110 B.C. Oct 111 B.C. Sept 105 B.C. Apr 110-May 104 B.C. 105 B.C. Taichu 4 104 B.C. Oct 105 B.C. Dec 101 B.C. Oct 105-Dec 101 B.C. May 104-Dec 101 B.C. Tianhan 4 Jan 100-Dec 97 B.C. Taishi 4 Jan 96-Dec 93 B.C. Zhenghe 4 Jan 92-Dec 89 B.C. Houyuan 2 Jan 88-Dec 87 B.C. Jan 88-Feb 87 B.C. Shiyuan 7 Jan 86-Dec 81 B.C. Feb 87-Aug 80 B.C. Zhaodi Yuanfeng 6 Jan 80-Dec 75 B.C. Aug 80-Dec 75 B.C. Yuanping 1 Jan 74-Dec 74 B.C. Jan 74-Apr 74 B.C. King 27 days Changyi-wang

662 Jan, 73 B.C.-Dec, Jun, 74 B.C.-Dec, Benshi 4 70 B.C. 70 B.C. Jan, 69 B.C.-Dec, Dijie 4 66 B.C. Jan, 65 B.C.-Dec, Jan, 65 B.C.-Feb, Yuankang 5 61 B.C. 61 B.C. Jan, 61 B.C.-Dec, Mar, 61 B.C.-Dec, Xuandi Shenjue 4 58 B.C. 58 B.C. Jan, 57 B.C.-Dec, Wufeng 4 54 B.C. Jan, 53 B.C.-Dec, Ganlu 4 50 B.C. Jan, 49 B.C.-Dec, Huanglong 1 49 B.C. Jan, 48 B.C.-Dec, Dec, 49 B.C.-Dec, Chuyuan 5 44 B.C. 44 B.C. Jan, 43 B.C.-Dec, Yongguang 5 Yuandi 39 B.C. Jan, 38 B.C.-Dec, Jianzhao 5 34 B.C. Jingning 1 Jan 33-May 33 B.C. Jan, 32 B.C.-Dec, Jun, 33 B.C.-Mar, Jianshi 4 29 B.C. 28 B.C. Jan, 28 B.C.-Dec, Mar, 28 B.C.-Dec, Heping 4 25 B.C. 25 B.C. Jan, 24 B.C.-Dec, Yangshuo 4 21 B.C. Jan, 20 B.C.-Dec, Chengdi Hongjia 4 17 B.C. Jan, 16 B.C.-Dec, Yongshi 4 13 B.C. Jan, 12 B.C.-Dec, Yuanyan 4 9 B.C. Jan, 8 B.C.-Dec, Suihe 4 Jan, 8-Mar, 7 B.C. 7 B.C. Jan, 6 B.C.-Dec, Apr, 7 B.C.-Dec, Jianping 4 3 B.C. 3 B.C. Aidi Jan, 2 B.C.-Dec, Yuanshou4 2 Jan, 2-Jun, 1 B.C. 1 B.C. Sept, 1 B.C.-Dec Pingdi Yuanshi 5 Jan A.D.1-Dec A.D.5 A.D. 5 Jushe 3 Jan A.D. 6-Nov A.D. 8 Ru-zi-Ying Chushi 1 Nov A.D. 8 Xin Dynasty Qualified Eras Years Start Year End Year Nominal Reign/Eras Actual Reign/Eras (8-23 A.D.) Year 1 Jan A.D. 9-Dec Dec A.D. 8-Nov Shijian’guo 5 A.D. 13 A.D. 13 Jan A.D. 14-Dec Dec A.D. 13-Nov Wang Mang Tianfeng 6 A.D. 19 A.D A.D. 19 Jan A.D. 20-Oct Dec A.D. 19-Sept Dihuang 4 A.D. 23 A.D. 23 Mar A.D. 23-Oct Feb A.D. 23-Oct Gengshidi Gengshi 3 A.D. 25 A.D. 25

663 Jun A.D. 25-Jan Jianshidi 2 A.D. 27 Eastern Han Qualified Eras Years Start Year End Year Nominal Reign/Eras Actual Reign/Eras (25-220 A.D.) Year 1 Jun A.D. 25-Apr Jianwu 32 A.D. 56 Guangwudi Jianwu- Apr A.D. 56-Feb 2 zhongyuan A.D. 57 Jan A.D. 58-Dec Feb A.D. 57-Aug Mingdi Yongping 18 A.D. 75 A.D. 75 Jan A.D. 76-Aug Aug A.D. 75-Aug Jianchu 9 A.D. 84 A.D. 84 Aug A.D. 84-Jul Zhangdi Yuanhe 4 A.D. 87 Jul A.D. 87-Dec Jul A.D. 87-Feb Zhanghe 2 A.D. 88 A.D. 88 Jan A.D. 89-Apr Feb A.D. 88-Apr Yonggyuan 17 Hedi A.D. 105 A.D. 105 Yuanxing 1 Apr 105-Dec 105 A.D. Jan 106-Dec Shangdi Yanping 1 Dec 105-Aug 106 A.D. 106 A.D. Yongchu 7 Jan 107-Dec 113 A.D. Aug 106-Dec 113 A.D. Yuanchu 7 Jan 114 -Apr 120 A.D. Yongning 2 Apr 120-Jul 121 A.D. Andi Jian’guang 2 Jul 121-Mar 122 A.D. Mar 122-Mar Yan’guang 4 125 A.D. Marquis Mar 125-Oct 125 A.D. Beixiang-hou Jan 126-Mar Nov 125-Mar Yong jian 7 132 A.D. 132 A.D. Yang jia 4 Mar 132-Dec 135 A.D. Shundi Yonghe 6 Jan 136-Dec 141 A.D. Han’an 3 Jan 142-Apr 144 A.D. Jiankang 1 Apr 144-Aug 144 A.D. Chongdi Yongxi 1 Jan 145-Dec 145 A.D. Aug 144-Jan 145 A.D. Jan 146-Dec Zhidi Benchu 1 Jan 145-Jun 146 A.D. 146 A.D. Jianhe 3 Jan 147-Dec 149 A.D. Jan 146-Dec 149 A.D. Heping 1 Jan 150-Dec 150 A.D. Yuanjia 3 Jan 151-May 153 A.D. May 153-Dec Huandi Yongxing 2 154 A.D. Yongshou4 4 Jan 155-Jun 158 A.D. Yanxi 10 Jun 158-Jun 167 A.D. Yongkang 1 Jun 167-Dec 167 A.D.

664 Jan -168-May Jianning 5 172 A.D. May 172-Mar Xiping 7 Lingdi 178 A.D. Guanghe 7 Mar 178-Dec 184 A.D. Zhongping 6 Dec 184-Apr 189 A.D.

Shao-di (Liu Guangxi, Apr-Sept 189 A.D. Bian) Shaoning

Yonghan Sept-Dec 189 A.D. Zhongping Dec 189 A.D. 6th year

Xiandi Chuping 4 Jan 190-Dec 193 A.D. Xingping 2 Jan 194-Dec 195 A.D. Jian’an 25 Jan 196-Mar 220 A.D. Yankang 1 Mar 220-Oct 220 A.D.

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