Hongzhi (era) explained

Hongzhi (; 14 January 1488 – 23 January 1506) was the era name (nianhao) of the Hongzhi Emperor, the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty, lasting for 18 years. During the Hongzhi era, the Ming dynasty experienced a period of political stability and economic growth, known in historiography as the "Hongzhi Restoration" .

On 19 June 1505 (Hongzhi 18, 18th day of the 5th month), the Zhengde Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use the Hongzhi era name. The following year, the era was changed to Zhengde.^{[1] [2]}

Comparison table

Hongzhi	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
AD	1488	1489	1490	1491	1492	1493	1494	1495	1496	1497
Sexagenary cycle	Wùshēn	Jǐyǒu	Gēngxū	Xīnhài	Rénzǐ	Guǐchǒu	Jiǎyín	Yǐmǎo	Bǐngchén	Dīngsì
Hongzhi	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
AD	1498	1499	1500	1501	1502	1503	1504	1505
Sexagenary cycle	Wùwǔ (戊午)	Jǐwèi (己未)	Gēngshēn (庚申)	Xīnyǒu (辛酉)	Rénxū (壬戌)	Guǐhài (癸亥)	Jiǎzǐ (甲子)	Yǐchǒu (乙丑)

Other regimes' era names that existed during the same period

• Vietnam
  • Hồng Đức (1470–1497): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Thánh Tông
  • Cảnh Thống (1498–1504): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Hiến Tông
  • Thái Trinh (1504): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Túc Tông
  • Đoan Khánh (1504–1509): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Uy Mục
• Japan
  • Chōkyō (1487–1489): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
  • Entoku (1489–1492): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
  • Meiō (1492–1501): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado and Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
  • Bunki (1501–1504): era name of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
  • Eishō (1504–1521): era name of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara

See also

• List of Chinese era names
• List of Ming dynasty era names

Bibliography

• Book: Li, Chongzhi. 中國歷代年號考. Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao. Chinese. December 2004. Zhonghua Book Co.. Beijing. 7101025129.
• Book: Deng, Hongbo. 東亞歷史年表. Chronology of East Asian History. Chinese. March 2005. 26 November 2021. 25 August 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070825002742/http://www.eastasia.ntu.edu.tw/chinese/05_a04.htm. National Taiwan University Program for East Asian Classics and Cultures. Taipei. 9789860005189.

Notes and References

1. Book: Li, Chongzhi. 中國歷代年號考. Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao. Chinese. December 2004. Zhonghua Book Co.. Beijing. 978-7-101-02512-5. 207.
2. History of Ming, Volume 17: