Taichu

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Taichu was an era name used during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han dynasty in ancient China, marking a significant period of political centralization and cultural development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese era name
historical period
associatedPhilosophy Confucianism NERFINISHED
Han cosmology
associatedWith Confucian state ideology NERFINISHED
calendar reform of Emperor Wu of Han
political centralization in Western Han
state cult reforms
belongsToPeriod 2nd century BC
calendarReform Taichu calendar NERFINISHED
capitalDuring Chang’an NERFINISHED
chronologicalPosition mid Western Han period
chronologyNote began in the third decade of Emperor Wu’s reign
country China
dynasty Western Han dynasty NERFINISHED
endYear 101 BC
eraNameOf Emperor Wu of Han NERFINISHED
eraNumberInReign fifth era of Emperor Wu of Han
eraSystem sexagenary cycle-based calendar
followedBy Tianhan NERFINISHED
follows Yuanshou NERFINISHED
governmentTypeDuring monarchy
historicalSignificance benchmark for later Han calendrical systems
symbol of cosmological legitimation of imperial rule
language Classical Chinese NERFINISHED
linkedReforms codification of ritual norms
reorganization of state sacrifices
standardization of the calendar
literalMeaning Great Beginning
notableFor development of state-sponsored Confucianism
standardization of rituals and sacrifices
strengthening of central authority
partOf Chinese imperial era system NERFINISHED
precededBy Yuanshou NERFINISHED
preImperialContext post-Qin unification period
recordedIn Book of Han NERFINISHED
Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED
region Han Empire NERFINISHED
rulingHouse Liu family of Han NERFINISHED
startYear 104 BC
timeSpan 4 years
transliteration 太初
usedBy Emperor Wu of Han NERFINISHED
usedDuring reign of Emperor Wu of Han
usedFor dating historical events
dating official documents
usedIn Chinese historical records

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Emperor Wu of Han eraName Taichu