Jian'an (Eastern Han)
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Jian'an (February 196 – March 220) was the fifth
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of
Emperor Xian Emperor Xian of Han (2 April 181 – 21 April 234), personal name Liu Xie (劉協), courtesy name Bohe, was the 14th and last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty of China. He reigned from 28 September 189 until his abdication and subsequent end ...
of
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
's
Eastern Han dynasty The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...
. It was used for a total of 25 years.Li Chongzhi (李崇智). ''Zhongguo lidai nianhao kao'' (中國歷代年號考), p. 14. Jian'an was the era name established by Emperor Xian when he was in exile during the rebellion of Li Jue and Guo Si. In 196,
Cao Cao Cao Cao (; ; ; 15 March 220), courtesy name Mengde, was a Chinese statesman, warlord, and poet who rose to power during the end of the Han dynasty (), ultimately taking effective control of the Han central government. He laid the foundation f ...
welcomed Emperor Xian in Xu County (present-day Jian'an District, Xuchang, Henan Province) and began to control the government, "holding the emperor to order the princes" (挾天子以令諸侯), so the Jian'an period can also be said to be the period when Cao Cao was in power. During this period, Cao Cao had basically unified the north, and the situation of the Three Kingdoms was also established during this period. After Cao Cao's death in March 220 (Jian'an 25, 3rd month), the era was changed to Yankang 1 (延康元年, "the first year of Yankang").


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Note that Chinese eras run from
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to Chinese New Year using the
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and do not directly correspond to Gregorian dates.


Legacy

The Jian'an era is remembered in the names of the
Seven Scholars of Jian'an Seven scholars of Jian'an or Chien-an (), also translated as the "seven philosophers or masters of Jian'an", were a group of seven Chinese intellectuals of the late Eastern Han dynasty. The name was coined by Cao Pi. The Jian'an era was the era fro ...
and
Jian'an poetry Jian'an poetry or Chien-an poetry (), refers to the styles of Chinese poetry particularly associated with the end of the Han dynasty and the beginning of the Six Dynasties era of China. This poetry category is particularly important because, in t ...
, as well as the Jian'an District of
Xuchang Xuchang ( zh, s=, t= ; postal: Hsuchang) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province in Central China. It is bordered by the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the northwest, Kaifeng to the northeast, Zhoukou to the east, Luohe ...
in
Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...
,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
.


See also

* List of Chinese era names


References


Further reading

* {{s-end Chinese imperial eras 3rd-century neologisms Han dynasty