Jingtai (era)

Jingtai (Chinese: 景泰; pinyin: Jǐngtài; Wade–Giles: Ching-t'ai; lit. 'exalted view'; 14 January 1450 – 14 February 1457) was the era name (nianhao) of the Jingtai Emperor, the seventh emperor of the Ming dynasty, lasting for seven years. On 11 February 1457 (Jingtai 8, 17th day of the 1st month), Emperor Yingzong took advantage of the Jingtai Emperor's serious illness and inability to attend court, launching the "Duomen Coup" (奪門之變, 'Storming of the Gates Incident') and reclaiming his imperial throne. On 15 February of the same year (21st day of the 1st month), Emperor Yingzong changed the era to Tianshun.^[1][2]

Comparison table

Jingtai	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
AD	1450	1451	1452	1453	1454	1455	1456	1457
Sexagenary cycle	Gēngwǔ (庚午)	Xīnwèi (辛未)	Rénshēn (壬申)	Guǐyǒu (癸酉)	Jiǎxū (甲戌)	Yǐhài (乙亥)	Bǐngzǐ (丙子)	Dīngchǒu (丁丑)

Other regimes' era names that existed during the same period

• China
  • Dongyang (東陽, 1449–1450): Ming period—era name of Huang Xiaoyang (黃蕭養)
  • Xuanyuan (玄元, 1451): Ming period—era name of Zhu Huizha (朱徽煠)
  • Tianyuan (添元, 1453–1457): Oirats—era name of Esen
  • Tianshun (天順, 1456): Ming period—era name of Li Zhen
• Vietnam
  • Đại Hòa (大和) or Thái Hòa (太和) (1443–1453): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Nhân Tông
  • Diên Ninh (延寧, 1454–1459): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Nhân Tông
• Japan
  • Hōtoku (宝徳, 1449–1452): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono
  • Kyōtoku (享徳, 1452–1455): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono
  • Kōshō (康正, 1455–1457): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono

See also

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

References

1. Li, Chongzhi (December 2004). 中國歷代年號考 [Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Co. p. 206. ISBN 978-7-101-02512-5.
2. History of Ming, Volume 11:〔天順元年〕丙戌，詔赦天下，改景泰八年為天順元年。

Bibliography

• Li, Chongzhi (December 2004). 中國歷代年號考 [Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Co. ISBN 7101025129.
• Deng, Hongbo (March 2005). 東亞歷史年表 [Chronology of East Asian History] (in Chinese). Taipei: National Taiwan University Program for East Asian Classics and Cultures. ISBN 9789860005189. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

Preceded by Zhengtong	Ming dynasty era name 1450–1457	Succeeded by Tianshun