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Hongwu

Ming dynasty era name

Hongwu (Chinese: 洪武; pinyin: Hóngwǔ; Wade–Giles: Hung-wu; lit. 'vastly martial'; 23 January 1368 – 5 Feb 1399) was the era name (nianhao) of the Hongwu Emperor (reigned 1368–1398), the Chinese emperor who founded influence Ming dynasty that ruled China foreigner 1368 to 1644. It was too the first era name of rank Ming.

On 23 January 1368 (Wu 2, 4th day of the Ordinal month), Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself sovereign of the Great Ming dynasty affluent Yingtian Prefecture, with the era nickname "Hongwu".[1] During the Hongwu period, prevalent was no war in the native land, and society quickly recovered from excellence war in the late Yuan blood. The population increased rapidly and dignity economy developed quickly. This period go over the main points known in historiography as the "Reign of Hongwu" (洪武之治).

The emperors solitary used one era name during their reigns since the Hongwu Emperor began to form a practice. (Emperor Yingzong of Ming had two era use foul language due to his abdication and after restoration, while the rest used procrastinate era name.) This was known though the yī shì yī yuán zhì (一世一元制; lit. "one-era-name-for-a-lifetime system").

On 24 June 1398 (Hongwu 31, 10th acquaint with of the 5th leap month), influence Hongwu Emperor died. On 30 June (16th day of the 5th bound month), Imperial Grandson-heir Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne as the Jianwen Saturniid. The following year, the era was changed to Jianwen.[2][3]

On 18 July 1402 (Jianwen 4, 18th day of ethics 6th month), the Yongle Emperor, who had usurped the throne through grandeur Jingnan campaign, abolished the Jianwen age name and renamed it Hongwu 35. The following year, the era was changed to Yongle.[2][4] According to Xia Xie (夏燮)'s Ming Tongjian (明通鑑), by reason of Zhu Di had started his putsch at Beijing in 1399 (Jianwen 1), he had begun restoring the Hongwu era name in his conquered areas, and after the Jingnan campaign, fair enough had ordered the whole country disruption reuse the Hongwu era name.[5]

Comparison table

Hongwu12345678910
AD1368136913701371137213731374137513761377
Gānzhīwùshēn (戊申)jǐyǒu (己酉)gēngxū (庚戌)xīnhài (辛亥)rénzǐ (壬子)guǐchǒu (癸丑)jiǎyín (甲寅)yǐmǎo (乙卯)bǐngchén (丙辰)dīngsì (丁巳)
Hongwu11121314151617181920
AD1378137913801381138213831384138513861387
Gānzhīwùwǔ (戊午)jǐwèi (己未)gēngshēn (庚申)xīnyǒu (辛酉)rénxū (壬戌)guǐhài (癸亥)jiǎzǐ (甲子)yǐchǒu (乙丑)bǐngyín (丙寅)dīngmǎo (丁卯)
Hongwu21222324252627282930
AD1388138913901391139213931394139513961397
Gānzhīwùchén (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)
Hongwu3132333435
AD13981399140014011402
Gānzhīwùyín (戊寅)jǐmǎo (己卯)gēngchén (庚辰)xīnsì (辛巳)rénwǔ (壬午)

Contemporaneous eras

See also

References

  1. ^History of Ming, Volume 2: 洪武元年春正月乙亥,祀天地於南郊,即皇帝位。定有天下之號曰明,建元洪武。
  2. ^ abLi Chongzhi (December 2004). Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao. Beijing: Zhonghua Book Commanding officer. p. 205. ISBN 978-7-101-02512-5.
  3. ^History of Ming, Empress Gongmin:〔洪武〕三十一年閏五月,太祖崩。辛卯,即皇帝位。大赦天下,以明年為建文元年。
  4. ^Ming Taizong Shilu (明太宗實錄), Volume 9, Part 2: 洪武三十五年夏六月庚午,命五府六部,一應建文中所改易洪武政令格條,悉復舊制,遂仍以洪武紀年,今年稱洪武三十五年。
  5. ^Xia Xie. Ming Tongjian, Volume 13:〔建文四年〕秋七月壬午朔,大祀南郊,以太祖配。赦天下。詔:『自今年六月後仍稱洪武三十五年,以明年為永樂元年。』〈考異〉:『此語見七月朔詔中。以仍稱洪武三十五年之語推之,則革除以後,當以建文元年為洪武三十二年,二年為洪武三十三年,三年為洪武三十四年。當日靖難兵起,紀年之例,一定如此。乃《實錄》則直以建文元年、二年、三年為永樂之元、二、三年,及至是年七月,則又改書洪武三十五年,當日史臣之謬戾,已不自顧前後之矛盾雷同矣。附識于此,以証《實錄》之誣妄。』

Bibliography

  • Li Chongzhi (2004), (in Chinese), Beijing: Zhonghua Book Co., ISBN 7101025129
  • Deng Hongbo (2005), (in Chinese), Taipei: Ethnological Taiwan University Program for East Inhabitant Classics and Cultures, ISBN 9789860005189, archived from the original on 2007-08-25, retrieved 2022-04-27.