Zhengde Explained

Zhengde (; 24 January 1506 – 27 January 1522) was the era name (nianhao) of the Zhengde Emperor, the 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty, lasting for 16 years.

On 27 May 1521 (Zhengde 16, 22nd day of the 4th month), the Jiajing Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use the Zhengde era name. The following year, the era was changed to Jiajing.^{[1] [2]}

Comparison table

Zhengde	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
AD	1506	1507	1508	1509	1510	1511	1512	1513	1514	1515
Sexagenary cycle	Bǐngyín	Dīngmǎo	Wùchén	Jǐsì	Gēngwǔ	Xīnwèi	Rénshēn	Guǐyǒu	Jiǎxū	Yǐhài
Zhengde	11	12	13	14	15	16
AD	1516	1517	1518	1519	1520	1521
Sexagenary cycle	Bǐngzǐ	Dīngchǒu	Wùyín	Jǐmǎo	Gēngchén	Xīnsì

Other regimes' era names that existed during the same period

• China
  • Mingzheng (1511): Ming period—era name of Cao Fu
  • Dashunpingding (1520): Ming period—era name of Duan Chang
  • Shunde (1519): Ming period—era name of Zhu Chenhao
• Vietnam
  • Đoan Khánh (1504–1509): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Uy Mục
  • Hồng Thuận (1509–1516): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Tương Dực
  • Quang Thiệu (1516–1522): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Chiêu Tông
  • Đại Đức (1518): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Bảng
  • Thiên Hiến (1519): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Do
  • Thống Nguyên (1522–1526): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Cung Hoàng
  • Tuyên Hòa (1516–1521): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Trần Xương
• Japan
  • Eishō (1504–1521): era name of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
  • Daiei (1521–1528): era name of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara and Emperor Go-Nara

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: