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In a calendar, the era is the date from which years in the calendar are counted. For example, in the Gregorian calendar, dates are measured from the beginning of the Christian era. There are many different calendar era systems. Some are listed below along with the abbreviations. (see also: History of Dating in the Christian World)

• A.D. - for the Latin Anno Domini, meaning in the year of the Lord. Years are counted from the beginning of the Christian Era. A.D. is used in the Gregorian calendar. The years are equivalent to years in the Common Era (CE).
  • Note: AD was also used in the later period of the Julian Calendar as well, but the calendars are not identical. To distinguish between them, O.S. and N.S. were often added to the date, especially during the 17th and 18th centuries, when both calendars were in common use. O.S. or Old Style was used for the Julian calendar. N.S. or New Style was used for the Gregorian calendar.
• C.E. - meaning Common Era, which is used with the Gregorian calendar and coincides exactly with the Christian Era
• A.C., B.C. and B.C.E. - for the Latin Ante Christum, the English Before Christ and Before Common Era, respectively. In all cases, years count backward from the year 1 A.D. or, equivalently, 1 CE. Note that there is no year 0. (Note: There is a year 0 if negative numbers are used, so that the year -25 CE is the same as the year 26 BCE)
• A.U.C. - for the Latin Ab Urbe Condita, meaning from the founding of the city. Used in the Roman calendar, which began with the founding of Rome. The beginning of the Christian era was 753 A.U.C., so that the year 2003 C.E. is the same as the year 2756 A.U.C.
• A.M. - for the Latin Anno Mundi, meaning year of the world. This is used in the Hebrew calendarpalm branches ( Lulav) and the citron ( Etrog) to be brought to the synagogue at the end of the sukkot closing the solemn convocations of the calendar in autumn. The Hebrew calendar is the annual calendar used in Judaism. Like the Chinese calendar, it is which counts years from the creation of the world, which is assumed to have taken place in the year 3761 B.C.E.
• A.H. - for the Latinized Anno Hegirae, meaning years since the Hijrah, Prophet Muhammad's migration from Makkah to Madinah in September 622 C.E., which is taken to be the beginning of the Muslim era. This is used in the Islamic calendar. (Note that, since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, years are shorter than years in solar calendars.)
• B.E. - for the Bahá'i Era beginning 21 March 1844 CE. See Bahai calendar for more details.
• B.E. - for the Buddhist Era, beginning in 543 BCE ( Gregorian calendar).
• B.P. - for Before Present, specifically, the number of radiocarbon years before 1950, used in radiocarbon dating.
• Japanese eras began with the ascension of an emperor. The most recent eras are:
  • Meiji Era began in 1868. (the emperor was Mutsuhito)
  • Taisho Era began in 1912. (the emperor was Yoshihito)
  • Showa Era began in 1926 (the emperor was Hirohito)
  • Heisei Era began in 1989 (the emperor is Akihito)
• Chinese eras were traditionally counted from the ascension of an emperor, or the beginning of a new reign title. This practice has been discontinued in the People's Republic of China.
  • The Republic of China continues to count years starting with the founding of the republic in 1912, which is regarded as year one. So 2004 is the 93rd year of the Republican Era.
  • Chinese era names or Nian Hao

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