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The Three Kingdoms period (220–280) was a period in Chinese history following the loss of de facto power of the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220) rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the founding of the state of Cao Wei (220–266) in 220 and the conquest of the state of Eastern Wu (222–280) by the Western Jin dynasty (265–316) in 280. However, many Chinese historians and laymen extend the starting point of this period back to the Yellow Turban Rebellion that took place in 184 during the late Eastern Han dynasty.

The following are tables of the era names adopted by the rulers of the three states. The Eastern Han and Western Jin era names are included for easy reference.

Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)

 * Note: Era names before the Zhongping era of Emperor Ling's reign are not shown.

Western Jin dynasty (265–316)

 * Note: Era names after the Xianning era of Emperor Wu's reign are not shown.