Jianyuan

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Jianyuan was the first era name used by Emperor Wu of the Western Han dynasty, marking the beginning of a new phase in his long and influential reign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese reign era
era name
appliesTo years of Emperor Wu’s reign from 140 BC to 135 BC
associatedWithRuler Emperor Wu of the Western Han dynasty NERFINISHED
capitalDuringEra Chang’an NERFINISHED
chronologySystem used for dating years in official records
country Han dynasty NERFINISHED
culturalContext Confucian imperial state NERFINISHED
dynasty Western Han dynasty NERFINISHED
endYear 135 BC
eraNameType regnal era name
eraNumberInHan one of the early Western Han era names
eraSystem Chinese imperial era name system
follows no prior era name of Emperor Wu of Han
governmentTypeDuringEra monarchical empire
historicalRegion Central Plains of China NERFINISHED
languageOfName Classical Chinese NERFINISHED
marks beginning of a new phase in Emperor Wu’s reign
notableFor marking consolidation of imperial power under Emperor Wu of Han
positionInReign first era name of Emperor Wu of Han
predecessorRulerEraSystem continued use of era naming from earlier Han practices
recordedIn Book of Han NERFINISHED
Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED
reignOf Emperor Wu of Han NERFINISHED
script Chinese characters
startDate_calendar 140 BC (Liu Che’s accession era)
startYear 140 BC
successor Yuanguang NERFINISHED
timePeriod 2nd century BC
usedBy Emperor Wu of Han NERFINISHED
usedIn China NERFINISHED

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Emperor Wu of Han eraName Jianyuan