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| Western Year 西歷 | Sexagenary Cycle1干支 | Buddhist Year2 | Era Names 年號 | Political / Historical Events3 | Buddhist / Religious Events |
| 1850 | gengxu庚戌 | 2394 | Daoguang 道光
| Feb. 25 Daoguang Emperor dies | |
| 1851 | xinhai辛亥 | 2395 | Xianfeng 咸豐
[Japan] Kaei 4 | Jan. 31 Daoguang era ends begins Taiping Yuannian era begins | |
| 1852 | renzi任子 | 2396 | Xianfeng 2 | April-May Tiaping forces lay siege to Guilin | |
| 1853 | guichou癸丑 | 2397 | Xianfeng 3 | Jan. 12 Taiping army occupies Wuchang | |
| 1854 | jiayin甲寅 | 2398 | Xianfeng 4 | Chinese Maritime Customs Service established in Shanghai 31 Treaty of Kanagawa signed between US and Japan | |
| 1855 | yimao乙卯 | 2399 | Xianfeng 5 | Mar. 17 Taiping army invades Anhui | |
| 1856 | bingchen丙辰 | 2400 | Xianfeng 6 | Oct. 8 The "Arrow incident" which would lead
to the Second Opium War | |
| 1857 | dingsi丁巳 | 2401 | Xianfeng 7 | Mar. 3 The United Kingdom and France formally declare war on China | |
| 1858 | wuwu戊午 | 2402 | Xianfeng 8 | May 28 Treaty of Aigun signed Tianjin signed, temporarily ending Second Opium War | |
| 1859 | jiwei己未 | 2403 | Xianfeng 9 | June 25 Dagu fort repels British naval force at Tianjin | |
| 1860 | gengshen庚申 | 2404 | Xianfeng 10 | Mar. 18 Ansei era ends, Man'en era begins in Japan 18 Convention of Peking signed, ending the Second Opium WarOct. Destruction of the Summer Palaces | |
| 1861 | xinyou辛酉 | 2405 | Xianfeng 11 | Zongli Yamen (Foreign Office) established | |
| 1862 | renxu任戌 | 2406 | Tongzhi 同治
1 | Tongwen Guan foreign language school established Xianfeng era ends | |
| 1863 | guihai癸亥 | 2407 | Tongzhi 2 | | |
| 1864 | jiazi甲子 | 2408 | Tongzhi 3 | Most territories of the Taiping reclaimed by the Qing | |
| 1865 | yichou乙丑 | 2409 | Tongzhi 4 2 | May 1 Genji era ends, Keiō era begins in Japan | |
| 1866 | bingyin丙寅 | 2410 | Tongzhi 5 | | |
| 1867 | dingmao丁卯 | 2411 | Tongzhi 6 | Jan. 30 Death of Emperor Kōmei 孝明天皇 | |
| 1868 | wuchen戊辰 | 2412 | Tongzhi 7 | Taiping Yuannian era ends 3 Meiji Emperor proclaims his restoration | |
| 1869 | jisi己巳 | 2413 | Tongzhi 8 | | |
| 1870 | gengwu庚午 | 2414 | Tongzhi 9 | | |
| 1871 | xinwei辛未 | 2415 | Tongzhi 10 | | |
| 1872 | renshen壬申 | 2416 | Tongzhi 11 | | |
| 1873 | guiyou癸酉 | 2417 | Tongzhi 12 | Panthay Rebellion ends | |
| 1874 | jiaxu甲戌 | 2418 | Tongzhi 13 | | |
| 1875 | yihai乙亥 | 2419 | Guangxu 光緒 1 | Jan. 12 Death of the Tongzhi emperor; Guangxu emperor assumes the throne | |
| 1876 | bingzi丙子 | 2420 | Guangxu 2 | | |
| 1877 | dingchou丁丑 | 2421 | Guangxu 3 | Last of the "Dungan rebellions" is suppressed | |
| 1878 | wuyin戊寅 | 2422 | Guangxu 4 | | |
| 1879 | yimao己卯 | 2423 | Guangxu 5 | | |
| 1880 | gengchen 庚辰 | 2424 | Guangxu 6 | | |
| 1881 | xinsi辛巳 | 2425 | Guangxu 7 | | |
| 1882 | renwu壬午 | 2426 | Guangxu 8 | July Rioters attack Japanese legation in Seoul, Korea | |
| 1883 | guiwei癸未 | 2427 | Guangxu 9 | Fall Sino-French war begins in Vietnam | |
| 1884 | jiashen甲申 | 2428 | Guangxu 10 | August Battle of Fuzhou between France and China | |
| 1885 | yiyou乙酉 | 2429 | Guangxu 11 | April 4 Peace protocol proclaimed in Sino-French War | |
| 1886 | bingxu丙戌 | 2430 | Guangxu 12 | | |
| 1887 | dinghai丁亥 | 2431 | Guangxu 13 | Japan annexes Iwo Jima | |
| 1888 | wuzi戊子 | 2432 | Guangxu 14 | | |
| 1889 | jichou己丑 | 2433 | Guangxu 15 | Feb. 11 Meiji Constitution of Japan proclaimed | |
| 1890 | gengyin庚寅 | 2434 | Guangxu 16 | | |
| 1891 | xinmao辛卯 | 2435 | Guangxu 17 | | |
| 1892 | renchen壬辰 | 2436 | Guangxu 18 | | |
| 1893 | guisi癸巳 | 2437 | Guangxu 19 | | |
| 1894 | jiawu甲午 | 2438 | Guangxu 20 | Aug. 1 Start of First Sino-Japanese War | |
| 1895 | yiwei乙未 | 2439 | Guangxu 21 | Apr. 17 Treaty of Shimonoseki signed, ending the First Sino-Japanese War | |
| 1896 | bingshen丙申 | 2440 | Guangxu 22 | | |
| 1897 | dingyou丁酉 | 2441 | Guangxu 23 | | |
| 1898 | wuxu戊戌 | 2442 | Guangxu 24 | Mar. 6 German Empire leases Jiaozhou Bay (Qingdao) for 99 years | |
| 1899 | jihai己亥 | 2443 | Guangxu 25 | | |
| 1900 | gengzi庚子 | 2444 | Guangxu 26 | Jan. 2 Open Door Policy for China announced in U.S. Boxer forces attack foreign compounds in Beijing and Tianjin | |
| 1901 | xinchou辛丑 | 2445 | Guangxu 27 | Sept. 7 Boxer Protocol signed | |
| 1902 | renyin壬寅 | 2446 | Guangxu 28 | June 25 New Army renamed Beiyang army, Yuan named Minister of Beiyang | |
| 1903 | guimao癸卯 | 2447 | Guangxu 29 | | |
| 1904 | jiachen甲辰 | 2448 | Guangxu 30 | Feb. 8 Start of Russo-Japanaese War | |
| 1905 | yisi乙巳 | 2449 | Guangxu 31 | Feb. 19-Mar. 10 Battle of Mukden (Shenyang) 10/20 Founding of Tongmenghui in Tokyo | |
| 1906 | bingwu丙午 | 2450 | Guangxu 32 | | |
| 1907 | dingwei丁未 | 2451 | Guangxu 33 | | |
| 1908 | wushen戊申 | 2452 | Guangxu 34 | | |
| 1909 | jiyou己酉 | 2453 | Xuantong 宣統
1 | Jan. 21 Guangxu era ends | |
| 1910 | gengxu庚戌 | 2454 | Xuantong 2 | | |
| 1911 | xinhai辛亥 | 2455 | Xuantong 3 | Oct. 10 Wuchang Uprising, Xinhai revolution begins | |
| 1912 | renzi任子 | 2456 | Minguo 民國 1 Meiji 45 | Jan. 1 Republic of China proclaimed, Minguo era begins | |
| 1913 | guichou癸丑 | 2457 | Minguo 2 | March 20 Song Jiaoren assassinated | |
| 1914 | jiayin甲寅 | 2458 | Minguo 3 | Aug. 23 ROC cancels German lease of Jiaozhou Bay | |
| 1915 | yimao乙卯 | 2459 | Minguo 4 | Jan. 18 Japan's Twenty-One Demands delivered to the Chinese government | |
| 1916 | bingchen丙辰 | 2460 | Minguo 5 | Jan. 1 Yuan Shikai proclaimed Emperor of the Empire of China | |
| 1917 | dingsi丁巳 | 2461 | Minguo 6 | July 1 Qing Dynasty proclaimed restored by Zhang
Xun | |
| 1918 | wuwu戊午 | 2462 | Minguo 7 | | |
| 1919 | jiwei己未 | 2463 | Minguo 8 | May 4 Student demonstrations of the "May Fourth Movement" | |
| 1920 | gengshen庚申 | 2464 | Minguo 9 | | |
| 1921 | xinyou辛酉 | 2465 | Minguo 10 | Founding of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| 1922 | renxu任戌 | 2466 | Minguo 11 | Dec. 10 China regains soverignty of Jiaozhou Bay | |
| 1923 | guihai癸亥 | 2467 | Minguo 12 | | |
| 1924 | jiazi甲子 | 2468 | Minguo 13 | | |
| 1925 | yichou乙丑 | 2469 | Minguo 14 | March 12 Sun Yat-sen dies | |
| 1926 | bingyin丙寅 | 2470 | Minguo 15 | Dec. 25 Taisho emperor dies, Taisho era ends, Shōwa era begins in Japan | |
| 1927 | dingmao丁卯 | 2471 | Minguo 16 | | |
| 1928 | wuchen戊辰 | 2472 | Minguo 17 | June 4 Assassination of Zhang Zuolin by Japanese Kantojun forces outside of Shenyang | |
| 1929 | jisi己巳 | 2473 | Minguo 18 | Jan. 1 Gregorian calendar officially adopted by the Republic of China | |
| 1930 | gengwu庚午 | 2474 | Minguo 19 | | |
| 1931 | xinwei辛未 | 2475 | Minguo 20 | Nov. 7 Provisional Soviet republic established in Jiangxi | |
| 1932 | renshen壬申 | 2476 | Minguo 21 | Feb. 18 Manchukuo established, Datong era begins | |
| 1933 | guiyou癸酉 | 2477 | Minguo 22 | | |
| 1934 | jiaxu甲戌 | 2478 | Minguo 23 | Manchukuo Datong era ends Emperor | |
| 1935 | yihai乙亥 | 2479 | Minguo 24 | | |
| 1936 | bingzi丙子 | 2480 | Minguo 25 | | |
| 1937 | dingchou丁丑 | 2481 | Minguo 26 | Marco Polo Bridge incident, start of Second Sino-Japanese
War | |
| 1938 | wuyin戊寅 | 2482 | Minguo 27 | | |
| 1939 | yimao己卯 | 2483 | Minguo 28 | | |
| 1940 | gengchen 庚辰 | 2484 | Minguo 29 | | |
| 1941 | xinsi辛巳 | 2485 | Minguo 30 | Dec. 7 Pearl Harbour attacked by Japan | |
| 1942 | renwu壬午 | 2486 | Minguo 31 | | |
| 1943 | guiwei癸未 | 2487 | Minguo 32 | | |
| 1944 | jiashen甲申 | 2488 | Minguo 33 | | |
| 1945 | yiyou乙酉 | 2489 | Minguo 34 | August Manchukuo invaded by Soviet Union | |
| 1946 | bingxu丙戌 | 2490 | Minguo 35 | | |
| 1947 | dinghai丁亥 | 2491 | Minguo 36 | | |
| 1948 | wuzi戊子 | 2492 | Minguo 37 | | |
| 1949 | jichou己丑 | 2493 | Minguo 38 | Oct. 1 Establishment of People's Republic of China | |
| 1950 | gengyin庚寅 | 2494 | Minguo 39 | |
Notes
1) Refers to the Heavenly Stem and Earthly
Branch pair for the year of the Chinese calendar beginning early in
this Western calendar year and ending early in the next one. For
example, the xinhai辛亥
year of 1911 actually runs from Jan. 30 1911 to Feb. 17
1912. If a Western date appears below the pair, then this is the
starting date of the lunar year.
2) The modern Buddhist
calendar uses 543 BCE as the date of the Buddha's birth and counts
from that year, but previously 1027 BCE was one of the most
widely accepted dates in Chinese historiography for this event. See
an account of this system in the ealy 20th century in Joseph Edkins,
Chinese Buddhism, p. 12. Some sources use the older date to
calculate the Buddhist year, so subtract 483 to convert into
the current standard Buddhist year. Interestingly 1027 BCE was
also one of the propopsed dates for the founding of the Zhou
dynasty.
[Buddhist years begin on 4/8 of the Chinese
calendar, the traditional date for the Buddha's date of birth.] ed.
to be confirmed
3) Dates are approximate - many
sources conflate the Western date with the Chinese month and day, so
that for example "the second day of the fifth month" in the
Chinese calendar becomes recorded as "May 2nd". Wherever
possible the proper date for the Western calendar has been
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