Tianshun (Ming dynasty)

Tianshun (simplified Chinese: 天てん顺; traditional Chinese: 天てん順じゅん; pinyin: Tiānshùn; Wade–Giles: T'len-shun; lit. 'obedience to Heaven'; 15 February 1457 – 26 January 1465) was the era name (nianhao) of Emperor Yingzong, the sixth emperor of the Ming dynasty, during his second reign, lasting for eight years. On 11 February 1457 (Jingtai 8, 17th day of the 1st month), Emperor Yingzong was restored to the throne, and on 15 February the same year (21st day of the 1st month), the era was changed to Tianshun. On 28 February 1464 (Tianshun 8, 22nd day of the 1st month), the Chenghua Emperor ascended the throne and continued to use the Tianshun era name. The following year, the era was changed to Chenghua.

Comparison table

Tianshun	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
AD	1457	1458	1459	1460	1461	1462	1463	1464
Sexagenary cycle	Dīngchǒu (丁ちょう丑うし)	Wùyín (戊つちのえ寅とら)	Jǐmǎo (己おのれ卯う)	Gēngchén (庚かのえ辰たつ)	Xīnsì (辛からし巳み)	Rénwǔ (壬みずのえ午うま)	Guǐwèi (癸みずのと未ひつじ)	Jiǎshēn (甲きのえ申さる)

Other regimes' era names that existed during the same period

• China
  • Tianyuan (添元, 1453–1457): Oirats—era name of Esen
  • Tianxiu (天てん繡, 1457): Ming period—era name of Wang Bin (王おう斌あきら)
  • Wulie (武たけ烈れつ, 1460): Ming period—era name of Li Tianbao
• Vietnam
  • Diên Ninh (延のべ寧やすし, 1454–1459): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Nhân Tông
  • Thiên Hưng (天てん興きょう or 天與てんよ, 1459–1460): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Nghi Dân
  • Quang Thuận (光ひかり順じゅん, 1460–1469): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Thánh Tông
• Japan
  • Kōshō (康正こうせい, 1455–1457): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono
  • Chōroku (長禄ちょうろく, 1457–1460): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono
  • Kanshō (寛ひろし正ただし, 1460–1466): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono and Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado

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.