Hongwu

Hongwu (Chinese: 洪武; pinyin: Hóngwǔ; Wade–Giles: Hung-wu; lit. 'Vastly Martial') was a Chinese era name (simplified Chinese: 年号; traditional Chinese: 年號; pinyin: niánhào; lit. 'year name') after Zhizheng and before Jianwen,[1] or Yongle.[2][3][lower-alpha 1] This period spanned the years from 23 January 1368 to 5 February 1399, and restored from 30 July 1402 to 22 January 1403.[lower-alpha 1] The reigning emperors were Hongwu-di (洪武帝), Jianwen-di (建文帝), and Yongle-di (永樂帝).

Conversion table

Hongwu1st year2nd year3rd year4th year5th year6th year7th year8th year9th year10th year
AD 1368136913701371137213731374137513761377
Ganzhi WushenJiyouGengxuXinhaiRenziGuichouJiayinYimaoBingchenDingsi
Hongwu11th year12th year13th year14th year15th year16th year17th year18th year19th year20th year
AD 1378137913801381138213831384138513861387
Ganzhi WuwuJiweiGengshenXinyouRenxuGuihaiJiaziYichouBingyinDingmao
Hongwu21st year22nd year23rd year24th year25th year26th year27th year28th year29th year30th year
AD 1388138913901391139213931394139513961397
Ganzhi WuchenJisiGengwuXinweiRenshenGuiyouJiaxuYihaiBingziDingchou
Hongwu31st year32nd year33rd year34th year35th year
AD 13981399140014011402
Ganzhi WuyinJimaoGengchenXinsiRenwu

See also

Notes

  1. Upon his successful usurpation in 1402, the Yongle Emperor voided the Jianwen era of the Jianwen Emperor and continued the Hongwu era posthumously until the beginning of Chinese New Year Guǐ-Wèi (Yin Water Goat) in 1403, when his own new era Yongle came into effect. This dating continued for a few of his successors until the Jianwen era was reëstablished in the late 16th century.

References

  1. "History of Ming", vol. 4.
  2. Li, Chongzhi (李崇智) (December 2004), 中国历代年号考 (Zhongguo li dai nian hao kao), 北京: 中華書局 (Beijing: Zhonghua Book), p. 205, ISBN 978-7-101-02512-5
  3. "Ming Taizong Shilu", vol. 9B.
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