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Historical periods and areas

The designations for historical periods are as they appear on the colophons of the texts or in the catalogues. The dates given are based on my research and very temptative, their only purpose is to achieve a very rough sorting criterion. Tell me where I'm wrong, but don't blame me!

India or Central Asia

Period or area Approx. date Number of authors Number of texts
’†“VŽ± 1 1
“μ“VŽ± 1 1
–k“VŽ± 1 1

China

Period or area Approx. date Number of authors Number of texts
ŒγŠΏ 0025-0220 9 86
‘‚ι° 0220-0265 5 34
ι° 0220-0265 1 0
ι° 0220-0265 1 4
Œΰ 0222-0280 7 70
Όη 0265-0316 12 149
η 0265-0420 3 6
‘O—Α 0302-0376 1 1
“Œη 0317-0420 12 64
‘O` 0350-0394 1 1
•„` 0350-0394 6 9
›L` 0384-0417 8 94
Œγ` 0384-0417 10 115
•š` 0385-0431 2 10
Ό` 0385-0431 1 9
Œ³ι° 0386-0534 17 146
–kι° 0386-0534 1 4
Œγι° 0386-0550 14 96
–k—Α 0397-0439 8 28
—«‘v 0420-0479 22 162
“μ–k’© 0420-0581 1 2
εJκŽ 0479-0502 6 11
—ΐ 0502-0557 15 78
“Œι° 0534-0550 1 12
–kκŽ 0550-0577 1 1
‚κŽ 0550-0577 2 12
–kŽό 0557-0581 4 39
’Β 0557-0589 16 125
δ@ 0581-0618 34 204
“‚ 0618-0907 261 1191
Žό 0695-0705 1 35
—Ι 0907-1125 3 3
“μ“‚ 0923-0936 1 1
‘v 0960-1280 218 724
‹ΰ 1115-1234 1 1
Œ³ 1280-1368 51 63
–Ύ 1368-1644 150 355
΄ 1644-1911 155 322

Korean peninsula

Period or area Approx. date Number of authors Number of texts
V—… 0356-0935 11 36
‚—ν 0918-1392 7 13
’©‘N 1392- 3 4

Japan

Period or area Approx. date Number of authors Number of texts
“ϊ–{ 273 569

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