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Before the adoption of the current year numbering system, other systems were in use.

In early times, the years were counted from some significant historic event.

( e. g. ) During the period of the monarchy, it was the widespread practice in western Asia to use era year numbers according to the accession year of the monarch of the country involved.

This practice was also followed by the united kingdom of Israel ( e. g. ), kingdom of Judah ( e. g. ), kingdom of Israel ( e. g. ), Persia ( e. g. ) and others.

Besides, the author of Kings coordinated dates in the two kingdoms by giving the accession year of a monarch in terms of the year of the monarch of the other kingdom, ( e. g. ) though some commentators note that these dates do not synchronise.

Other era dating systems have been used at other times.

For example, during the Babylonian captivity, Ezekiel counted the years from the first deportation, that of Jehoiachin, ( e. g. ).

The era year was then called " year of the captivity of Jehoiachin ".

( e. g. )