Jingtai (era)

Jingtai (Chinese: 景泰; pinyin: Jǐngtài; Wade–Giles: Ching-t'ai; lit. 'exalted view'; 14 January 1450 – 14 February 1457) was the era name (nianhao) of the Jingtai Emperor (reigned 1449–1457), the seventh emperor of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). It was used for a total of seven years. On 11 February 1457 (Jingtai 8, 17th day of the 1st month), taking advantage of the opportunity that the Jingtai Emperor was seriously ill and unable to come to court, Emperor Yingzong launched the "Duomen Coup" (奪門之變, "Storming of the Gates Incident") and restored 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
Jingtai12345678
AD 14501451145214531454145514561457
Gānzhī gēngwǔ (庚午)xīnwèi (辛未)rénshēn (壬申)guǐyǒu (癸酉)jiǎxū (甲戌)yǐhài (乙亥)bǐngzǐ (丙子)dīngchǒu (丁丑)

Contemporaneous eras
  • China
    • Dongyang (東陽, 1449–1450): Ming period — era name of Huang Xiaoyang (黃蕭養)
    • Xuanyuan (玄元, 1451): Ming period — era name of Zhu Huizha (朱徽煠)
    • Tianyuan (添元, 1453–1457): Oirats — era name of Esen
    • Tianshun (天順, 1456): Ming period — era name of Li Zhen (李珍)
  • Vietnam
    • Đại Hòa (大和) or Thái Hòa (太和) (1443–1453): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Nhân Tông
    • Diên Ninh (延寧, 1454–1459): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Nhân Tông
  • Japan

See also

References
  1. Li Chongzhi (December 2004). Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao. Beijing: Zhonghua Book Co. p. 206. ISBN 978-7-101-02512-5.
  2. History of Ming, Volume 11:〔天顺元年〕丙戌，诏赦天下，改景泰八年为天顺元年。

Bibliography
  • Li Chongzhi (2004), 《中國歷代年號考》 [Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao] (in Chinese), Beijing: Zhonghua Book Co., ISBN 7101025129
  • Deng Hongbo (2005), 《東亞歷史年表》 [Chronology of East Asian History] (in Chinese), Taipei: National Taiwan University Program for East Asian Classics and Cultures, ISBN 9789860005189.
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