Korean era names were titles adopted in historical Korea for the purpose of year identification and numbering. Era names were used during the period of
Silla,
Goguryeo,
Balhae
Balhae ( ko, 발해, zh, c=渤海, p=Bóhǎi, russian: Бохай, translit=Bokhay, ), also rendered as Bohai, was a multi-ethnic kingdom whose land extends to what is today Northeast China, the Korean Peninsula and the Russian Far East. It wa ...
,
Taebong
Taebong (; ) was a state established by Gung Ye () on the Korean Peninsula in 901 during the Later Three Kingdoms.
Name
The state's initial name was Goryeo, after the official name of Goguryeo, a previous state in Manchuria and the northern ...
,
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...
,
Joseon, and the
Korean Empire. Various Korean regimes officially adopted the
era names of
Chinese dynasties.
Era names originated in 140 BCE in China, during the reign of the
Emperor Wu of Han.
Since the middle of the 6th century CE, various Korean regimes started to use era names.
List of Korean era names
This is a list of era names used by historical regimes on the
Korean Peninsula. Several of these regimes officially adopted the era names of China; in such instances, the Chinese renditions of the era names are stated in parentheses.
Goguryeo
Silla
Other regimes contemporaneous with Silla
Balhae
Balhae ( ko, 발해, zh, c=渤海, p=Bóhǎi, russian: Бохай, translit=Bokhay, ), also rendered as Bohai, was a multi-ethnic kingdom whose land extends to what is today Northeast China, the Korean Peninsula and the Russian Far East. It wa ...
Later Baekje
Hubaekje or Later Baekje (, ) was one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Taebong and Silla. Later Baekje was a Korean dynastic kingdom founded by the disaffected Silla general Gyeon Hwon in 900, whom led the local gentry and ...
Taebong
Taebong (; ) was a state established by Gung Ye () on the Korean Peninsula in 901 during the Later Three Kingdoms.
Name
The state's initial name was Goryeo, after the official name of Goguryeo, a previous state in Manchuria and the northern ...
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...
Other regimes contemporaneous with Goryeo
Joseon
Korean Empire
Korea under Japanese rule
The Japanese renditions of the era names are stated in parentheses.
Modern era systems
Republic of Korea
#Daehan minguk (대한민국, 大韓民國 "Great Korean Republic" : 1948)
#Dangun-giwon (단군기원, 檀君紀元 "First Age of Lord Dangun" : 1948–1961)
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Seoryeok-giwon (서력기원, 西曆紀元 "Age of Seoryeok", i.e. Age of the Western calendar, 1962-)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
#Juche (주체, 主體 : 1912-)
The
North Korean government and associated organizations use a variation of the
Gregorian calendar with a Juche year based on April 15, 1912
CE, the date of birth of Kim Il-sung, as year 1. There is no Juche year 0. The calendar was introduced in 1997. Months are unchanged from those in the standard Gregorian calendar. In many instances, the Juche year is given after the CE year, for example, '' Juche ''. But in North Korean publications, the Juche year is usually placed before the corresponding CE year, as in ''Juche ()''.
See also
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History of Korea
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List of monarchs of Korea
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Korean imperial titles
Imperial titles were used in various historical Korean states before the 14th century and at the turn of the 20th century: Early Korean states used "great king", "greatest king", and "holy king"; later Korean states used "emperor". Korean monarc ...
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Korean calendar
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Chinese era name
Chinese era names were titles used by various Chinese dynasties and regimes in Imperial China for the purpose of year identification and numbering. The first monarch to adopt era names was the Emperor Wu of Han in 140 BCE, and this system remai ...
References
Bibliography
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070928031555/http://tiny.britannica.co.kr/bol/topic.asp?article_id=b15a3467a
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070928031307/http://tiny.britannica.co.kr/bol/view-table.asp?med_id=b15a346701t1.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193917/http://wondreams.hihome.com/temasogo_goguryeo2.htm
* http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?i=171244
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070930061902/http://www.ikgu.com/tt/717
*A Guide to Korean Characters, 2nd Revised Edition, Bruce K. Grant, Hollym Publishing, Seoul, South Korea, 1982.
*Sources of Korean Tradition, Volume One, Peter H. Lee, Yongho Choe, Hugh H.W. Kang (Eds), Columbia University Press, 1996 (Reign Name Translations, p. 21).
{{Chronology
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