Thereigningemperor
ZhuHoushaowastheeldestsonofMingXiaozong.Atthebeginningofhisascension,heusedamonkeytositonthebackofadoginthemainhallofthemajesticimperialpalaceandsetfirecrackersonhisback.InthefirstmonthoftheninthyearofZhengde(1514),WuZongwasplayingindiscriminatelywithlightsinthePalaceofQingDynasty,andfinallycaughtfire.WuZongwasontheroadtotheLeopardHouse,lookingbackattheskyofthefire,andevenjokinglysaid,"Whatagreatfireworks."
YearsandYears
Zhengde | 1year | 2years | 3years | 4years | 5years | 6years | 7years | 8years | 9years | 10years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WesternYuan | 1506 | 1507 | 1508 | 1509 | 1510 | 1511 | 1512 | 1513 | 1514 | 1515 |
Danzhi | BingYin | DingMao | Wuchen | JiSi | GengWu | XinWei | Renshen | Guiyou | 甲戌 | Yihai |
Zhengde | 11years | 12years | 13years | 14years | 15years | 16years | ||||
WesternYuan | 1516 | 1517 | 1518 | 1519 | 1520 | 1521 | ||||
Drysticks | Bingzi | DingChou | Wuyin | Jimao | Gengchen | XinSi |
ChronologyofMajorEvents
The4thyearofZhengde-HumbleAdministrator'sGardenwasbuilt.
EightyearsofZhengde——ThePortuguesecametoChinaforthefirsttime.ThePortugueseenvoyPilezarrivedinBeijing.
NineyearsofZhengde-SeidrKhanestablishedtheYarkandKhanate.HaiRuiwasborn.
May6th,ninthyearofZhengde---earthquakeinDali,Yunnan.
EleventhyearofZhengde-YangJishengwasborn.
May25th,13thyearofZhengde(approximately)-LiShizhenwasborn;QueenXiaozhen,QueenXianzongofMingDynasty,EmpressDowagerofMingXiaozongDynasty,EmpressDowagerofMingWuzongDynasty.
FourteenyearsofZhengde-ChenHaoRebellion.
