Chenghua (era)
Chenghua (Chinese: 成化; pinyin: Chénghuà; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng-hua; lit. 'accomplished change'; 27 January 1465 – 13 January 1488) was the era name (nianhao) of the Chenghua Emperor, the ninth emperor of the Ming dynasty, lasting for 23 years.
On 22 September 1487 (Chenghua 23, 6th day of the 9th month), the Hongzhi Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use the Chenghua era name. The following year, the era name was changed to Hongzhi.[1][2]
Comparison table[edit]
| Chenghua | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD | 1465 | 1466 | 1467 | 1468 | 1469 | 1470 | 1471 | 1472 | 1473 | 1474 |
| Sexagenary cycle | Yǐyǒu (乙酉) | Bǐngxū (丙戌) | Dīnghài (丁亥) | Wùzǐ (戊子) | Jǐchǒu (己丑) | Gēngyín (庚寅) | Xīnmǎo (辛卯) | Rénchén (壬辰) | Guǐsì (癸巳) | Jiǎwǔ (甲午) |
| Chenghua | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| AD | 1475 | 1476 | 1477 | 1478 | 1479 | 1480 | 1481 | 1482 | 1483 | 1484 |
| Sexagenary cycle | Yǐwèi (乙未) | Bǐngshēn (丙申) | Dīngyǒu (丁酉) | Wùxū (戊戌) | Jǐhài (己亥) | Gēngzǐ (庚子) | Xīnchǒu (辛丑) | Rényín (壬寅) | Guǐmǎo (癸卯) | Jiǎchén (甲辰) |
| Chenghua | 21 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
| AD | 1485 | 1486 | 1487 | |||||||
| Sexagenary cycle | Yǐsì (乙巳) | Bǐngwǔ (丙午) | Dīngwèi (丁未) |
Other regimes' era names that existed during the same period[edit]
- China
- Desheng (德勝, 1465–1466): Ming period—era name of Liu Tong (劉通)
- Vietnam
- Quang Thuận (光順, 1460–1469): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Thánh Tông
- Hồng Đức (洪德, 1470–1497): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Thánh Tông
- Japan
- Kanshō (寛正, 1460–1466): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono and Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
- Bunshō (文正, 1466–1467): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
- Ōnin (応仁, 1467–1469): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
- Bunmei (文明, 1469–1487): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
- Chōkyō (長享, 1487–1489): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Li, Chongzhi (December 2004). 中國歷代年號考 [Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Co. p. 207. ISBN 978-7-101-02512-5.
- ^ History of Ming, Volume 15: "〔成化〕二十三年八月，憲宗崩。九月壬寅，即皇帝位。大赦天下，以明年為弘治元年。"
Bibliography[edit]
- Li, Chongzhi (December 2004). 中國歷代年號考 [Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Co. ISBN 7101025129.
- Deng, Hongbo (March 2005). 東亞歷史年表 [Chronology of East Asian History] (in Chinese). Taipei: National Taiwan University Program for East Asian Classics and Cultures. ISBN 9789860005189. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2021.