Era name

Era name was an East Asian imperial practice of numbering years in an emperor's reign. It originated as a motto or slogan chosen by a the emperor. Different East Asian countries utilized slightly different systems:

• Chinese era name
• Japanese era name
• Korean era name[?]
• Vietnamese era name[?]

External link

• Comparative timeline of Chinese, Japanese and Korean historical events (http://homepage1.nifty.com/history/history)