Yanshang
Yanshang (Chinese: 延康; pinyin: Yánkāng) was the fourth and last era name of Emperor Xian of the Eastern Han dynasty of China. In January 220, when Cao Cao, then Chancellor and King of Wei, died and Cao Pi ascended as King of Wei, the era was changed to commemorate this, and it was used for ten month
Introduced~Abolished 220 ~ 220Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 2:51 PM
Details
- Introduced ~ Abolished
- 220 ~ 220
- State
- Eastern Han (後漢)
- Ruler
- Emperor Xian Liu Xie
Yanshang (延康) was the fourth and last era name of Emperor Xian (獻帝) of the Eastern Han (後漢) dynasty of China. In January 220, when Cao Cao (曹操), then Chancellor and King of Wei, died and Cao Pi (曹丕) ascended as King of Wei, the era was changed to commemorate this, and it was used for ten months until October of the same year. In October 220, Emperor Xian abdicated in favour of Cao Pi and stepped down as emperor, whereby the Wei (魏) state was founded and the Eastern Han dynasty fell.
The Prince of Hanzhong, Liu Bei (劉備), did not recognise the Yanshang era name, and therefore continued to use the Jian'an era name.
Change of era
On the 23rd day of the 1st month of the 25th year of Jian'an (建安) (15 March 220), the era name was changed to Yanshang (延康).
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