Tianqi
Traditional Chinese天啓
Simplified Chinese天启
Literal meaning"heavenly opening"

Tianqi (22 January 1621 – 4 February 1628) was the era name of the Tianqi Emperor, the 16th emperor of the Ming dynasty of China. It was used for 7 years.

On 2 October 1627 (Tianqi 7, 24th day of 8th month), the Chongzhen Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use it. The following year, the era was changed to Chongzhen.[1][2]

Births

  • 7 March 1621 (Tianqi 1) – Shi Lang, general (d. 1696)
  • 1623 (Tianqi 3) – Zhu Youlang, Southern Ming emperor (d. 1662)

Deaths

  • 1621 (Tianqi 1) – An Xifan (安希范), leader of the Donglin movement (b. 1564)
  • 3 November 1622 (Tianqi 2, 1st day of the 10th month) – Tu Benjun (屠本畯), biologist (b. 1542)

Art

Colorful porcelain and blue and white porcelain are the styles of this period.[3]

Comparison table

Tianqi1234567
AD 1621162216231624162516261627
Gānzhī
干支
Xīnyǒu
辛酉
Rénxū
壬戌
Guǐhài
癸亥
Jiǎzǐ
甲子
Yǐchǒu
乙丑
Bǐngyín
丙寅
Dīngmǎo
丁卯

Other regime eras that existed during the same period

  • China
    • Tianming (天命, 1616–1626): Later Jin — era name of Nurhaci
    • Tiancong (天聰, 1627–1636): Later Jin — era name of Hong Taiji
    • Ruiying (瑞應, 1621–1629): Ming period — era name of She Chongming (奢崇明)
    • Dachengxingsheng (大成興盛) (Dachengxingsheng, 大乘興勝) (1622): Ming period — era name of Xu Hongru (徐鴻儒)
    • Yuanjing (元靜, 1622): Ming period — era name of Wan Side (万俟德)
  • Vietnam
  • Japan

See also

References

  1. Li Chongzhi (李崇智) (December 2004). Zhongguo lidai nianhao kao (中国历代年号考). Beijing (北京): Zhonghua Book Co. (中华书局). p. 208. ISBN 978-7-101-02512-5.
  2. History of Ming, Volume 23:〔天啟七年八月〕丁巳,即皇帝位。大赦天下,以明年為崇禎元年。
  3. 藝術與建築索引典—天启 於2011 年4 月7 日查閱

Further reading

  • Li Chongzhi (李崇智) (December 2004). Zhongguo lidai nianhao kao (中國歷代年號考). Beijing (北京): Zhonghua Book Co. (中華書局). ISBN 7101025129.
  • Deng Hongbo (鄧洪波) (March 2005). Chronology of East Asian history (東亞歷史年表). Taipei (臺北): National Taiwan University, Program for East Asian Classics and Cultures (國立臺灣大學東亞經典與文化研究計劃). ISBN 9789860005189. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
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