Chenghua (era)

Chenghua (27 January 1465 – 13 January 1488) was the era name (nianhao) of the Chenghua Emperor, the ninth emperor of the Ming dynasty, lasting for 23 years.

On 22 September 1487 (Chenghua 23, 6th day of the 9th month), the Hongzhi Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use the Chenghua era name. The following year, the era name was changed to Hongzhi.

Other regimes' era names that existed during the same period

 * China
 * Desheng (德勝, 1465–1466): Ming period—era name of Liu Tong (劉通)
 * Vietnam
 * Quang Thuận (光順, 1460–1469): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Thánh Tông
 * Hồng Đức (洪德, 1470–1497): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Thánh Tông
 * Japan
 * Kanshō (寛正, 1460–1466): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono and Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
 * Bunshō (文正, 1466–1467): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
 * Ōnin (応仁, 1467–1469): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
 * Bunmei (文明, 1469–1487): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
 * Chōkyō (長享, 1487–1489): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado