The Avatar series does not give a unified date system. Very limited hints in the show seem to indicate a system of era names using the Avatar Cycle, which we have accepted here. The BG (Before [the Air Nomad] Genocide) and AG (After [the Air Nomad] Genocide) era system is not used in-universe but dates in this wiki should be given using this system for the sake of simplicity and compatibility with the Avatar fandom wiki. In universe, characters should not reference BG/AG, and should either use the Avatar Cycle era system described below, or a culture-specific year designation (e.g. years of the reign of an earth monarch, the incumbent fire lord, etc.)
There is a year zero AG.
Avatar Cycle Era System
Four Elements Epoch
During this epoch, four elements prevailed. There have been Avatars of Balance prior to these, though they are of uncertain historicity.
Number |
Era Name |
Era |
Personal Name |
Element |
|
隱遁 Yǐndùn |
0 AG (conventionally) - Present (conventionally) |
Occultation of the Avatar |
N/A |
|
氜武 Rìwǔ |
12 BG - 0 AG? |
安昂 Ānáng "Aang" |
Air Avatar |
|
焯光 Zhuóguāng |
82 BG - 12 BG |
呂玖 Lǚjǐu "Roku" |
Fire Avatar |
|
垣正 Yuánzhèng |
312 BG - 82 BG |
虛子 Xūzǐ "Kyoshi" |
Earth Avatar |
|
漳順 Zhāngshùn |
345 BG - 312 BG |
海熊 Hǎixióng "Kuruk" |
Water Avatar |
|
氛安 Fēnān |
433 BG - 345 BG |
揚忱 Yángchén "Yangchen" |
Air Avatar |
|
煬崇 Yángchóng |
509 BG - 433 BG |
司徒 Sītú "Szeto" |
Fire Avatar |
|
堯平 Yáopíng |
584 BG - 509 BG |
颯鯠 Sàlái |
Earth Avatar |
|
渪明 Rúmíng |
675 BG - 584 BG |
鯀 Gǔn "Gun" |
Water Avatar |
|
氲貞 Yūnzhēn |
745 BG - 675 BG |
桑結 Sāngjié "Sangye") |
Air Avatar |
|
焜徳 Kūndé |
835 BG - 745 BG |
unknown |
Fire Avatar |
|
培治Péizhì |
967 BG - 835 BG |
unknown |
Earth Avatar |
|
溢文 Yìwén |
1034 BG - 967 BG |
unknown |
Water Avatar |
|
氜隆 Rìlóng |
1122 BG - 1034 BG |
unknown |
Air Avatar |
|
烱裕 Jiǒngyù |
1181 BG - 1122 BG |
unknown |
Fire Avatar |
|
坧元 Zhīyuán |
1270 BG - 1181 BG |
unknown |
Earth Avatar |
|
淳泰 Chúntài |
1356 BG - 1270 BG |
unknown |
Water Avatar |
|
氜昭 Rìzhāo |
1450 BG - 1356 BG |
unknown |
Air Avatar |
|
焯嘉 Zhuójiā |
1519 BG - 1450 BG |
unknown |
Fire Avatar |
|
垣平 Yuánpíng |
1613 BG - 1519 BG |
unknown |
Earth Avatar |
|
漳安 Zhāngān |
1688 BG - 1613 BG |
unknown |
Water Avatar |
|
氛平 Fēnpíng |
1837 BG - 1688 BG |
unknown |
Air Avatar |
|
煬鳳 Yángfèng |
1895 BG - 1837 BG |
unknown |
Fire Avatar |
|
堯世 Yáoshì |
1985 BG - 1895 BG |
unknown |
Earth Avatar |
|
渪熙 Rúxī |
2069 BG - 1985 BG |
unknown |
Water Avatar |
|
氲熙 Yūnxī |
2129 BG - 2069 BG |
unknown |
Air Avatar |
|
焜熙 Kūnxī |
2203 BG - 2129 BG |
unknown |
Fire Avatar |
|
培熙 Péixī |
2254 BG - 2203 BG |
unknown |
Earth Avatar |
|
溢亨 Yìhēng |
2320 BG - 2254 BG |
unknown |
Water Avatar |
|
氜康 Rìkāng |
2373 BG - 2320 BG |
unknown |
Air Avatar |
|
烱亨 Jiǒnghēng |
2441 BG - 2373 BG |
unknown |
Fire Avatar |
|
坧亨 Zhīhēng |
2512 BG - 2441 BG |
unknown |
Earth Avatar |
|
淳亨 Chúnhēng |
2586 BG - 2512 BG |
unknown |
Water Avatar |
|
氜興 Rìxīng |
2662 BG - 2586 BG |
unknown |
Air Avatar |
|
焯昌 Zhuóchāng |
2714 BG - 2662 BG |
unknown |
Fire Avatar |
|
垣崇 Yuánchóng |
2751 BG - 2714 BG |
unknown |
Earth Avatar |
|
漳嘉 Zhāngjiā |
2811 BG - 2751 BG |
unknown |
Water Avatar |
|
氛義 Fēnyì |
2843 BG - 2811 BG |
unknown |
Air Avatar |
|
煬龍 Yánglóng |
2920 BG - 2843 BG |
unknown |
Fire Avatar |
|
堯䴥 Yáojiā |
3010 BG - 2920 BG |
unknown |
Earth Avatar |
|
渪寧 Rúníng |
3113 BG - 3010 BG |
unknown |
Water Avatar |
|
氲昭 Yūnzhāo |
3148 BG - 3113 BG |
unknown |
Air Avatar |
|
焜光 Kūnguāng |
3212 BG - 3148 BG |
unknown |
Fire Avatar |
|
培璽 Péixǐ |
3295 BG - 3212 BG |
unknown |
Earth Avatar |
|
溢昌 Yìchāng |
3370 BG - 3295 BG |
unknown |
Water Avatar |
|
氜朔 Rìshuò |
3413 BG - 3370 BG |
unknown |
Air Avatar |
|
烱隆 Jiǒnglóng |
3479 BG - 3413 BG |
unknown |
Fire Avatar |
|
坧興 Zhīxīng |
3548 BG - 3479 BG |
unknown |
Earth Avatar |
|
淳初 Chúnchū |
3651 - 3548 BG |
unknown |
Water Avatar |
Reigns of the Earth Monarchs
See Avatar/Dynastic History of the Earth Kingdom.
Reigns of the Fire Lords