**Taijian** (太建, January 569 – January 583) was an era name of Emperor Xuan (宣帝) of [[Chen dynasty|Southern Chen]] (南陳), [[Emperor Xuan of Chen|Chen Xu]] (陳頊). It was used for 14 years. In the first month of 569, when Emperor Xuan ascended the throne, the era was changed to Taijian. In the first month of 582, the era continued to be used for the remaining 11 months under Houzhu (後主), [[Chen Shubao]] (陳叔寶), who succeeded Emperor Xuan, and the era was changed in 583.

## Era changes

-   On the 4th day of the 1st month of the 3rd year of **[[Guangda (Southern Chen)|Guangda]]** (光大) (5 February 569), the era was changed to **Taijian** (太建).[^1][^2][^3][^4]

-   On the 3rd day of the 1st month of the 15th year of **Taijian** (太建) (31 January 583), the era was changed to **[[Zhide (Southern Chen)|Zhide]]** (至德).[^5][^3][^6][^4]

## Contemporaneous era names

### [[Korean era names|Korea]]

[[Silla]] (新羅)

-   [[Daechang (era)|Daechang]] (大昌) (568 – 572)
-   [[Hongje]] (鴻濟) (572 – 584)

### [[List of Chinese era names|China]]

[[Northern Qi]] (北齊)

-   [[Tiantong (Northern Qi)|Tiantong]] (天統) (565 – 569)
-   [[Wuping (Northern Qi)|Wuping]] (武平) (570 – 576)
-   [[Longhua (Northern Qi)|Longhua]] (隆化) (576)
-   [[Chengguang (Northern Qi)|Chengguang]] (承光) (577)

[[Northern Zhou]] (北周)

-   [[Tianhe (Northern Zhou)|Tianhe]] (天和) (566 – 572)
-   [[Jiande (Northern Zhou)|Jiande]] (建德) (572 – 578)
-   Xuanzheng (宣政) (578)
-   [[Dacheng (Northern Zhou)|Dacheng]] (大成) (579)
-   [[Daxiang (Northern Zhou)|Daxiang]] (大象) (579 – 580)
-   [[Dading (Northern Zhou)|Dading]] (大定) (581)

[[Sui dynasty|Sui]] (隋)

-   [[Kaihuang]] (開皇) (581 – 600)

[[Later Liang (Southern dynasties)|Later Liang]] (後梁)

-   [[Tianbao (Later Liang)|Tianbao]] (天保) (562 – 585)

[[Karakhoja|Gaochang]] (高昌國)

-   [[Yanchang (Gaochang)|Yanchang]] (延昌) (561 – 601)

Other regimes

-   [[Gao Yanzong]] (高延宗) [[Dechang]] (德昌) (576)
-   [[Liu Muduo]] (劉沒鐸) [[Shiping (Liu Muduo)|Shiping]] (石平) (577)
-   [[Gao Shaoyi]] (高紹義) [[Wuping (Northern Qi)|Wuping]] (武平) (578)

## Footnotes

[^1]: Day Jiawu (甲午), 1st month of the year Jichou (己丑)
[^2]: [《Chenshu》(陳書) vol. 5, Annals (本紀) 5 – Emperor Xuan](https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/zh:陳書/卷5)
[^3]: [《Nanshi》(南史) vol. 10, Chen Annals (陳本紀) Part 2, 10](https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/zh:南史/卷10)
[^4]: [《Zizhi Tongjian》(資治通鑑) vol. 170, Chen Annals (陳紀) 4](https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/zh:資治通鑑/卷170)
[^5]: [Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Lunar-solar calendar conversion](https://astro.kasi.re.kr/life/pageView/8)
[^6]: Day Renyin (壬寅), 1st month of the year Guimao (癸卯)
[^7]: [《Chenshu》(陳書) vol. 6, Annals (本紀) 6 – Houzhu](https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/zh:陳書/卷6)
[^8]: [《Zizhi Tongjian》(資治通鑑) vol. 175, Chen Annals (陳紀) 9](https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/zh:資治通鑑/卷175)