Chongzhen

Chongzhen (simplified Chinese: 崇祯; traditional Chinese: 崇禎; pinyin: Chóngzhēn; Wade–Giles: Ch'ung-chen; lit. 'honorable and auspicious') (5 February 1628 – 25 April 1644) was the era name of the Chongzhen Emperor, the last emperor of the Ming dynasty of China. Chongzhen was also the Ming dynasty's final era name.

Comparison table

Chongzhen	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
AD	1628	1629	1630	1631	1632	1633	1634	1635	1636	1637
Gānzhī (干支)	Wùchén (戊辰)	Jǐsì (己巳)	Gēngwǔ (庚午)	Xīnwèi (辛未)	Rénshēn (壬申)	Guǐyǒu (癸酉)	Jiǎxū (甲戌)	Yǐhài (乙亥)	Bǐngzǐ (丙子)	Dīngchǒu (丁丑)
Chongzhen	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
AD	1638	1639	1640	1641	1642	1643	1644
Gānzhī (干支)	Wùyín (戊寅)	Jǐmǎo (己卯)	Gēngchén (庚辰)	Xīnsì (辛巳)	Rénwǔ (壬午)	Guǐwèi (癸未)	Jiǎshēn (甲申)

Other eras contemporaneous with Chongzhen

• China
  • Tiancong (天聰, 1627–1636): Later Jin — era name of Hong Taiji
  • Chongde (崇德, 1636–1643): Qing dynasty — era name of Hong Taiji
  • Shunzhi (順治, 1644–1661): Qing dynasty — era name of the Shunzhi Emperor
  • Ruiying (瑞應, 1621–1629): Ming dynasty — era name of She Chongming (奢崇明)
  • Yongxing (永興, 1628): Ming dynasty — era name of Zhang Weiyuan (張惟元)
  • Tianyun (天運, 1637): Ming dynasty — era name of Zhang Puwei (張普徽)
  • Tianding (天定, 1644): Ming dynasty — era name of Liu Shoufen (劉守分)
  • Chongxing (重興, 1644): Ming dynasty — era name of Qin Shangxing (秦尚行)
  • Xingwu (興武, 1635–1636): Ming dynasty — era name of Gao Yingxiang (高迎祥)
  • Yongchang (永昌, 1644–1645): Shun dynasty — era name of Li Zicheng
  • Yiwu (義武, 1643–1644): Xi dynasty — era name of Zhang Xianzhong
  • Dashun (大順, 1644–1646): Xi dynasty — era name of Zhang Xianzhong
• Vietnam
  • Vĩnh Tộ (永祚, 1619–1629): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Thần Tông
  • Đức Long (德隆, 1629–1635): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Thần Tông
  • Dương Hòa (陽和, 1635–1643): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Thần Tông
  • Phúc Thái (福泰, 1643–1649): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Chân Tông
  • Long Thái (隆泰, 1618–1625): Mạc dynasty — era name of Mạc Kính Khoan
  • Thuận Đức (順德, 1638–1677): Mạc dynasty — era name of Mạc Kính Vũ
• Japan
  • Kan'ei (寛永, 1624–1644): era name of Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Empress Meishō and Emperor Go-Kōmyō
  • Shōhō (正保, 1644–1648): era name of Emperor Go-Kōmyō

See also

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

References

• 李崇智 (2004). 中國歷代年號考. 北京: 中華書局. ISBN 7101025129.
• 鄧洪波 (2005). 東亞歷史年表. 臺北: 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.