Jingtai () (14 January 1450 – 14 February 1457) was the

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of the

Jingtai Emperor The Jingtai Emperor (21 September 1428 – 14 March 1457), born Zhu Qiyu, was the seventh Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1449 to 1457. The second son of the Xuande Emperor, he was selected in 1449 to succeed his elder brother Emper ...

, the seventh emperor of the

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of China. It was used for a total of 7 years. On 11 February 1457 (Jingtai 8, 17th day of the 1st month), taking advantage of the opportunity that the

was seriously ill and could not come to court, Emperor Yingzong launched the "Duomen Coup" (奪門之變) and restored his imperial throne. On 15 February of the same year (21st day of the 1st month), Emperor Yingzong changed the era name to Tianshun.《明史》卷11：「〔天顺元年〕丙戌，诏赦天下，改景泰八年为天顺元年。」

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* China ** ''Dongyang'' (東陽, 1449–1450): Ming period — era name of Huang Xiaoyang (黃蕭養) ** ''Xuanyuan'' (玄元, 1451): Ming period — era name of Zhu Huizha (朱徽煠) ** ''Tianyuan'' (添元, 1453–1457):

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— era name of Esen ** ''Tianshun'' (天順, 1456): Ming period — era name of Li Zhen (李珍) * Vietnam ** ''Đại Hòa'' (大和) or ''Thái Hòa'' (太和) (1443–1453):

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** ''Diên Ninh'' (延寧, 1454–1459): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Nhân Tông * Japan ** ''

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'' (宝徳, 1449–1452): era name of

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Kyōtoku was a after ''Hōtoku'' and before ''Kōshō.'' This period spanned the years from July 1452 through July 1455. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1452 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era end ...

'' (享徳, 1452–1455): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono ** ''

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'' (康正, 1455–1457): era name of Emperor Go-Hanazono

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