Dongwu (Zhu Changqing)

Dongwu (simplified Chinese: 东武; traditional Chinese: 東武; pinyin: Dōngwǔ; lit. 'east valiant'; February – November 1648) was the era name (nianhao) of Zhu Changqing, Prince of Huai of the Southern Ming. It lasted for one year.^[1]

This era name is not recorded in historical texts such as the History of Ming, but can be found in Volume 7 of Xu Ming Jishi Benmo (續明紀事本末) and in Li Zhaoluo's Ji yuan bian (紀元編) with annotations from an anonymous author's Jing qi bie bian (鯨琦別編).^[2][3]

Comparison table

Dongwu	1
AD	1648
Sexagenary cycle	Wùzǐ (戊子)

Other regimes' era names that existed during the same period

• China
  • Shunzhi (順治, 1644–1661): Qing dynasty—era name of the Shunzhi Emperor
  • Yongli (永曆, 1647–1683): Southern Ming—era name of the Yongli Emperor
  • Jianguo Lu (監國魯, 1646–1653): Southern Ming—era name of Zhu Yihai, Prince of Lu
  • Dingwu (定武, 1646–1664): Southern Ming—era name of Zhu Benli (Zhu Danji), Prince of Han (doubtful)
  • Tianzheng (天正, 1648): Qing period—era name of Zhang Jintang (張近堂)
• Vietnam
  • Phúc Thái (福泰, 1643–1649): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Chân Tông
  • Thuận Đức (順德, 1638–1677): Mạc dynasty—era name of Mạc Kính Vũ
• Japan
  • Shōhō (正保, 1644–1648): era name of Emperor Go-Kōmyō
  • Keian (慶安, 1648–1652): era name of Emperor Go-Kōmyō

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. 211. ISBN 978-7-101-02512-5.
2. Xu Ming Jishi Benmo, Vol. 7
3. Ji yuan bian, Vol. 1

Bibliography

• Li, Chongzhi (December 2004). 中國歷代年號考 [Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Co. ISBN 7101025129.