The “Reign” Years
by Jason Kuo ( 郭子澄) A unique feature of some of the graves in Bukit Brown is the inclusion of the “Emperors’ Regnal Years or Eras” inscribed on the tombstones. Just as the British refer to the Victorian or Edwardian eras and America, the antebellum years, the regnal years speak to the milieu of the times under each emperor’s rule. The regnal years are also sometimes combined with the Chinese zodiac year （天干地支）, which is a 60- year cycle […]
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