Tianqi (era)

Tianqi (22 January 1621 – 4 February 1628) was the era name of the Tianqi Emperor, the 16th emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, and was used for 7 years.

Tianqi
Traditional Chinese天啓
Simplified Chinese天启
Literal meaning"heavenly opening"

On 2 October 1627 (Tianqi 7, 24th day of 8th month), the Chongzhen Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use. The era was changed to Chongzhen in the following year.[1][2]

Births

  • 7 March 1621 (Tianqi 1) – Shi Lang, general (d. 1696)
  • 1623 (Tianqi 3) – Zhu Youlang, Southern Ming emperor (d. 1662)

Deaths

  • 1621 (Tianqi 1) – An Xifan (安希范), leader of the Donglin movement (b. 1564)
  • 3 November 1622 (Tianqi 2, 1st day of the 10th month) – Tu Benjun (屠本畯), biologist (b. 1542)

Comparison table

Tianqi1234567
AD 1621162216231624162516261627
Gānzhī
干支
Xīnyǒu
辛酉
Rénxū
壬戌
Guǐhài
癸亥
Jiǎzǐ
甲子
Yǐchǒu
乙丑
Bǐngyín
丙寅
Dīngmǎo
丁卯

Other regime era names that existed during the same period

  • China
    • Tianming (天命, 1616–1626): Later Jin — era name of Nurhaci
    • Tiancong (天聰, 1627–1636): Later Jin — era name of Hong Taiji
    • Ruiying (瑞應, 1621–1629): Ming period — era name of She Chongming (奢崇明)
    • Dachengxingsheng (大成興盛) (Dachengxingsheng, 大乘興勝) (1622): Ming period — era name of Xu Hongru (徐鴻儒)
    • Yuanjing (元靜, 1622): Ming period — era name of Wan Side (万俟德)
  • Vietnam
  • Japan

See also

References

  1. Li Chongzhi (李崇智) (December 2004). Zhongguo lidai nianhao kao (中国历代年号考). Beijing (北京): Zhonghua Book Co. (中华书局). p. 208. ISBN 978-7-101-02512-5.
  2. History of Ming, Volume 23:〔天啟七年八月〕丁巳,即皇帝位。大赦天下,以明年為崇禎元年。

Further reading

  • Li Chongzhi (李崇智) (2004). Zhongguo lidai nianhao kao (中國歷代年號考). Beijing (北京): Zhonghua Book Co. (中華書局). ISBN 7101025129.
  • Deng Hongbo (鄧洪波) (2005). Chronology of East Asian history (東亞歷史年表). Taipei (臺北): National Taiwan University, Program for East Asian Classics and Cultures (國立臺灣大學東亞經典與文化研究計劃). ISBN 9789860005189. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
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