Hongzhi (era)

Hongzhi (Chinese: 弘治こうじ; pinyin: Hóngzhì; Wade–Giles: Hung-chih; lit. 'great governance'; 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" (弘治こうじ中興ちゅうこう).

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.

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 (戊つちのえ申さる)	Jǐyǒu (己おのれ酉とり)	Gēngxū (庚かのえ戌いぬ)	Xīnhài (辛からし亥い)	Rénzǐ (壬みずのえ子こ)	Guǐchǒu (癸みずのと丑うし)	Jiǎyín (甲きのえ寅とら)	Yǐmǎo (乙おつ卯う)	Bǐngchén (丙へい辰たつ)	Dīngsì (丁ちょう巳み)
Hongzhi	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
AD	1498	1499	1500	1501	1502	1503	1504	1505
Sexagenary cycle	Wùwǔ (戊つちのえ午うま)	Jǐwèi (己おのれ未ひつじ)	Gēngshēn (庚申こうしん)	Xīnyǒu (辛からし酉とり)	Rénxū (壬みずのえ戌いぬ)	Guǐhài (癸みずのと亥い)	Jiǎzǐ (甲子きのえね)	Yǐchǒu (乙おつ丑うし)

Other regimes' era names that existed during the same period

• Vietnam
  • Hồng Đức (洪ひろし德とく, 1470–1497): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Thánh Tông
  • Cảnh Thống (景けい統みつる, 1498–1504): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Hiến Tông
  • Thái Trinh (泰やすし貞さだ, 1504): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Túc Tông
  • Đoan Khánh (端はし慶けい, 1504–1509): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Uy Mục
• Japan
  • Chōkyō (長ちょう享とおる, 1487–1489): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
  • Entoku (延徳えんとく, 1489–1492): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
  • Meiō (明あかり応おう, 1492–1501): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado and Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
  • Bunki (文ぶん亀かめ, 1501–1504): era name of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
  • Eishō (永えい正ただし, 1504–1521): era name of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara

See also

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

Bibliography

• Li, Chongzhi (December 2004). 中國ちゅうごく歷代れきだい年號ねんごう考こう [Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Co. ISBN 7101025129.
• Deng, Hongbo (March 2005). 東亞とうあ歷史れきし年表ねんぴょう [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.