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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 character Ming dynasty that ruled China strange 1368 to 1644. It was besides the first era name of loftiness Ming.

On 23 January 1368 (Wu 2, 4th day of the Ordinal month), Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself sovereign of the Great Ming dynasty joke Yingtian Prefecture, with the era label "Hongwu".[1] During the Hongwu period, about was no war in the state, and society quickly recovered from loftiness war in the late Yuan e The population increased rapidly and goodness economy developed quickly. This period task known in historiography as the "Reign of Hongwu" (洪武之治).

The emperors sole used one era name during their reigns since the Hongwu Emperor began to form a practice. (Emperor Yingzong of Ming had two era first name due to his abdication and subsequent restoration, while the rest used single era name.) This was known by reason of 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 daytime of the 5th leap month), character Hongwu Emperor died. On 30 June (16th day of the 5th jump month), Imperial Grandson-heir Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne as the Jianwen Sovereign. The following year, the era was changed to Jianwen.[2][3]

On 18 July 1402 (Jianwen 4, 18th day of greatness 6th month), the Yongle Emperor, who had usurped the throne through excellence 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), on account of Zhu Di had started his insurgence at Beijing in 1399 (Jianwen 1), he had begun restoring the Hongwu era name in his conquered areas, and after the Jingnan campaign, settle down had ordered the whole country harmony 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 Commander. p. 205. ISBN 978-7-101-02512-5.
  3. ^History of Ming, Potentate 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: Public Taiwan University Program for East Continent Classics and Cultures, ISBN 9789860005189, archived from the original on 2007-08-25, retrieved 2022-04-27.

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