Yuanguang

E829488

Yuanguang was a regnal era of Emperor Wu of the Western Han dynasty, marking a specific period of his long and influential reign in ancient China.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Yuanguang canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese era name
regnal era
appliesTo China
associatedWith centralization of imperial power under Emperor Wu
military campaigns of Emperor Wu of Han
calendarType lunisolar calendar
country Western Han dynasty
linked to: Western Han period
endYear 129 BC
eraSystem Chinese imperial era name system
eraWithin Western Han dynasty
linked to: Western Han period
follows Yuanding
historicalContext Han dynasty consolidation and expansion
language Classical Chinese
namedFor auspicious light (literal meaning of the characters 元光)
partOf reign of Emperor Wu of Han
positionInReign middle period of Emperor Wu’s reign
precedes Yuanshou
region East Asia
reignOf Emperor Wu of Han
startYear 134 BC
startYearInChineseCalendar Han Wudi Yuanguang 1
timePeriod 2nd century BC
usedBy Emperor Wu of Han
Emperor Wu of the Western Han dynasty
linked to: Emperor Wu of Han
usedInDating inscriptions and historical records of the time
official documents of Western Han court

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emperor Wu of Han eraName Yuanguang
Emperor Wu of Han eraName Yuanguang
subject linked to: Shizong
Jianyuan successor Yuanguang
Yuanshuo follows Yuanguang