Jingtai (era) explained

Jingtai (; 14 January 1450 – 14 February 1457) was the era name (nianhao) of the Jingtai Emperor, the seventh emperor of the Ming dynasty, lasting for seven years. On 11 February 1457 (Jingtai 8, 17th day of the 1st month), Emperor Yingzong took advantage of the Jingtai Emperor's serious illness and inability to attend court, launching the "Duomen Coup" ('Storming of the Gates Incident') and reclaiming his imperial throne. On 15 February of the same year (21st day of the 1st month), Emperor Yingzong changed the era to Tianshun.^{[1] [2]}

Comparison table

Jingtai	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
AD	1450	1451	1452	1453	1454	1455	1456	1457
Sexagenary cycle	Gēngwǔ	Xīnwèi	Rénshēn	Guǐyǒu	Jiǎxū	Yǐhài	Bǐngzǐ	Dīngchǒu

Other regimes' era names that existed during the same period

• China
  • Dongyang (1449–1450): Ming period—era name of Huang Xiaoyang
  • Xuanyuan (1451): Ming period—era name of Zhu Huizha
  • Tianyuan (1453–1457): Oirats—era name of Esen
  • Tianshun (1456): Ming period—era name of Li Zhen
• Vietnam
  • Đại Hòa or Thái Hòa (1443–1453): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Nhân Tông
  • Diên Ninh (1454–1459): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Nhân Tông
• Japan
  • Hōtoku (1449–1452): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono
  • Kyōtoku (1452–1455): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono
  • Kōshō (1455–1457): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono

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. 206.
2. History of Ming, Volume 11: