Hongxi
Hongxi was a Chinese era name (simplified Chinese: 年号; traditional Chinese: 年號; pinyin: niánhào; lit. 'year name') after Yongle and before Xuande.[1][2] This period spanned the years from 20 January 1425 to 7 February 1426. The reigning emperors were the Hongxi Emperor (洪熙帝) and the Xuande Emperor (宣德帝).[lower-alpha 1]
| Hongxi | |||||||
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| Chinese | 洪熙 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | “Vastly Bright” | ||||||
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| Hangul | 홍희 | ||||||
| Hanja | 洪熙 | ||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||
| Kanji | 洪熙 | ||||||
| Hiragana | こうき | ||||||
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Conversion table
| Hongxi | 1st year |
|---|---|
| AD | 1425 |
| Ganzhi | Yisi / 乙巳 |
| 1st year of Hongxi | 1st month | 2nd month | 3rd month | 4th month | 5th month | 6th month | 7th month | 7th month (intercalary) | 8th month | 9th month | 10th month | 11th month | 12th month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian | 20 January 1425 | 18 February | 20 March | 18 April | 18 May | 16 June | 15 July | 14 August | 12 September | 12 October | 10 November | 10 December | 9 January 1426 |
Equivalent eras
- Ōei (応永, 1394–1428): Japan — era name of Emperor Go-Komatsu and Emperor Shōkō
Notes
- Also used by King Sejong the Great (세종대왕, 世宗大王) of Joseon, King Taromai (他魯毎) of the Ōzato dynasty of Nanzan and King Shō Hashi (尚 巴志王) of the First Shō dynasty of Ryūkyū Kingdom.
References
- 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. 206, ISBN 978-7-101-02512-5
- "History of Ming", vol. 9.
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