Longqing
Longqing (9 February 1567 – 1 February 1573) was the era name of the Longqing Emperor, the 13th emperor of the Ming dynasty of China. The Ming dynasty used the era name Longqing for a total of 6 years. During the Longqing period, the Ming dynasty adopted a series of new policies to revive the country's prestige. It was known in historiography as the "New Governance of Longqing" (隆慶新政).
| Longqing | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 隆慶 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 隆庆 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | "great celebration" | ||||||||
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On 19 July 1572 (Longqing 6, 10th day of the 6th month), the Wanli Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use. The following year, the era was changed to Wanli.[1][2]
Births
- 1568 (Longqing 2) – Wei Zhongxian, eunuch (d. 1627)
Deaths
- Zeng Yiben (曾一本): A famous pirate who was arrested and executed in the third year of Longqing era.
- Zhu Zaiji, the Longqing Emperor (Emperor Muzong of Ming): Emperor of the Ming dynasty of China.
Comparison table
| Longqing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD | 1567 | 1568 | 1569 | 1570 | 1571 | 1572 |
| Gānzhī 干支 |
Dīngmǎo 丁卯 | Wùchén 戊辰 | Jǐsì 己巳 | Gēngwǔ 庚午 | Xīnwèi 辛未 | Rénshēn 壬申 |
Other regime era names that existed during the same period
- Vietnam
- Sùng Khang (崇康, 1568–1578): Mạc dynasty — era name of Mạc Mậu Hợp
- Thiên Hựu (天祐, 1557): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Anh Tông
- Chính Trị (正治, 1558–1571): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Anh Tông
- Hồng Phúc (洪福, 1572): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Anh Tông
- Japan
- Eiroku (永禄, 1558–1570): era name of Emperor Ōgimachi
- Genki (元亀, 1570–1573): era name of Emperor Ōgimachi
References
- 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.
- History of Ming, Volume 20:〔隆慶〕六年五月，穆宗崩。六月乙卯朔，日有食之。甲子，即皇帝位。以明年為萬曆元年，詔赦天下。
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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