Jiajing (Chinese: 嘉靖; pinyin: Jiājìng; Wade–Giles: Chia-ching; lit. 'admirable tranquility'; 28 January 1522 – 8 February 1567) was the era name (nianhao) of the Jiajing Emperor, the 12th emperor of the Ming dynasty. It was used for a total of 45 years, the second-longest era of the Ming. "Jiajing" was derived from the words 嘉靖殷邦 (Translated: "... but admirably and tranquilly presided over the regions of Yin, ...) in the chapter of Wuyi (無逸, Against Luxurious Ease) in the Book of Documents. When the Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne, the Grand Secretariat's candidate era names were the first "Mingliang" (明良; meaning 君明臣良 "the monarch is bright and ministers are good"), followed by "Shaozhi" (紹治; meaning "inheriting the Hongzhi Restoration"), and the third "Jiajing".^[1]

On 4 February 1567 (Jiajing 45, 14th day of the 12th month), the Longqing Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use the Jiajing era name. The following year, the era was changed to Longqing.^[2]

Comparison table

Other regimes' era names that existed during the same period

• China
  • Tianyuan (天淵, 1546): Ming period — era name of Tian Bin (田斌), leader of the Wenshang uprising in Shandong
  • Zaoli (造歷) or Longfei (龍飛) (1560–1562): Ming period — era name of Zhang Lian (張璉), leader of the peasant revolt in Guangdong
  • Dabao (大寶, 1565): Ming period — era name of Cai Boguan (蔡伯貫), leader of the peasant revolt in Sichuan
• Vietnam
  • Quang Thiệu (光紹, 1516–1522): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Chiêu Tông
  • Thống Nguyên (統元, 1522–1526): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Cung Hoàng
  • Nguyên Hòa (元和, 1533–1548): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Trang Tông
  • Quang Chiếu (光照, 1533–1536): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Hiến, Prince Đại (代王 黎憲)
  • Thuận Bình (順平, 1548–1556): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Trung Tông
  • Thiên Hựu (天祐, 1557): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Anh Tông
  • Chính Trị (天祐, 1558–1571): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Anh Tông
  • Minh Đức (明德, 1527–1529): Mạc dynasty — era name of Mạc Đăng Dung
  • Đại Chính (大正, 1530–1540): Mạc dynasty — era name of Mạc Thái Tông
  • Quảng Hòa (廣和, 1541–1546): Mạc dynasty — era name of Mạc Hiến Tông
  • Vĩnh Định (永定, 1547): Mạc dynasty — era name of Mạc Tuyên Tông
  • Cảnh Lịch (景歷, 1548–1555): Mạc dynasty — era name of Mạc Tuyên Tông
  • Quang Bảo (光寶, 1555–1564): Mạc dynasty — era name of Mạc Tuyên Tông
  • Thuần Phúc (淳福, 1565–1568): Mạc dynasty — era name of Mạc Mậu Hợp
  • Sùng Khang (淳福, 1568–1578): Mạc dynasty — era name of Mạc Mậu Hợp
• Japan
  • Daiei (大永, 1521–1528): era name of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara and Emperor Go-Nara
  • Kyōroku (享禄, 1528–1532): era name of Emperor Go-Nara
  • Tenbun (天文, 1532–1555): era name of Emperor Go-Nara
  • Kōji (弘治, 1555–1558): era name of Emperor Go-Nara and Emperor Ōgimachi
  • Eiroku (永禄, 1558–1570): era name of Emperor Ōgimachi

See also

• List of Chinese era names
• List of Ming dynasty era names

References

Bibliography

• Li Chongzhi (2004), 《中國歷代年號考》 [Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao] (in Chinese), Beijing: Zhonghua Book Co., ISBN 7101025129
• Deng Hongbo (2005), 《東亞歷史年表》 [Chronology of East Asian History] (in Chinese), Taipei: National Taiwan University Program for East Asian Classics and Cultures, ISBN 9789860005189.