Chenghua (27 January 1465 – 13 January 1488) was the era name of the

Chenghua Emperor The Chenghua Emperor (; 9 December 1447 – 9 September 1487), personal name Zhu Jianshen, was the ninth Emperor of the Ming dynasty, who reigned from 1464 to 1487. His era name " Chenghua" means "accomplished change". Childhood Zhu Jianshen wa ...

, the ninth emperor of the

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of China. The Ming dynasty used the era name Chenghua for a total of 23 years. On 22 September 1487 (Chenghua 23, 6th day of the 9th month), the

Hongzhi Emperor The Hongzhi Emperor () (30 July 1470 – 9 June 1505) was the tenth Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1487 to 1505. Born Zhu Youcheng, he was the eldest surviving son of the Chenghua Emperor and his reign as emperor of China is called t ...

ascended to the throne and continued to use. The following year, the era was changed to Hongzhi.''History of Ming'', Volume 15:〔成化〕二十三年八月，憲宗崩。九月壬寅，即皇帝位。大赦天下，以明年為弘治元年。

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* 1473 (Chenghua 9) – Ke Qian (柯潛), Ming literati (b. 1423) * 1474 (Chenghua 10) – Gedun Drupa, 1st

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(b. 1391) * 1474 (Chenghua 10) – Du Qiong (杜瓊), Ming painter (b. 1396) * 1474 (Chenghua 10) – Ye Sheng (葉盛), Ming scholar (b. 1420) * 1487 (Chenghua 23) –

Zhu Jianshen The Chenghua Emperor (; 9 December 1447 – 9 September 1487), personal name Zhu Jianshen, was the ninth Emperor of the Ming dynasty, who reigned from 1464 to 1487. His era name " Chenghua" means "accomplished change". Childhood Zhu Jianshen wa ...

, Ming emperor (b. 1447)

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Other regime era names that existed during the same period

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and Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado ** ''

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'' (文正, 1466–1467): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado ** ''

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'' (長享, 1487–1489): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado

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