Tianqi (era)

Tianqi (simplified Chinese: 天启; traditional Chinese: 天啓; pinyin: Tiānqǐ; Wade–Giles: T'ien-ch'i; lit. 'heavenly opening'; 22 January 1621 – 4 February 1628) was the era name (nianhao) of the Tianqi Emperor, the 16th emperor of the Ming dynasty, lasting 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 the Tianqi era name. The following year, the era was changed to Chongzhen.[1][2]

  1. ^ Li, Chongzhi (December 2004). 中國歷代年號考 [Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Co. 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。