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Chinese calendar: 丙子年 (Fire Rat ... Year 1457 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events. January–December. February 11 ...
Jingtai (Chinese: 景泰; pinyin: Jǐngtài; Wade–Giles: Ching-t'ai; lit. 'exalted view'; 14 January 1450 – 14 February 1457) was the era name (nianhao) of the Jingtai Emperor, the seventh emperor of the Ming dynasty, lasting for seven years.
Chancellor Li Si standardized the Chinese writing system with the creation of Small Seal Script. 214 BC: The Lingqu Canal was built. 213 BC: Burning of books and burying of scholars: All copies of the Classic of Poetry, the Book of Documents and works of the Hundred Schools of Thought were ordered burned. 210 BC: 10 September
The Rebellion of Cao Qin (simplified Chinese: 曹钦之变; traditional Chinese: 曹欽之變; pinyin: Cáoshí Zhī Biàn) was a day-long uprising in the Ming dynasty capital of Beijing on August 7, 1461, staged by Chinese general Cao Qin (曹欽; died 1461) and his Ming troops of Mongol and Han descent against the Tianshun Emperor (r. 1457–1464).
1449–1457); the Oirats were also repelled once the Jingtai Emperor's confidant and defense minister Yu Qian (1398–1457) gained control of the Ming armed forces. Holding the Zhengtong Emperor in captivity was a useless bargaining chip for the Oirats as long as another sat on his throne, so they released him back into Ming China. [ 53 ]
Non-Han Chinese groups generally rebelled against the Ming government, while Han Chinese miners and landless individuals in the peripheral regions of the provinces remained relatively calm. [16] Overall, the reign of the Jingtai Emperor was marked by successful reforms and the restoration of stability, thanks to the efforts of capable ministers ...
This is a timeline of important Chinese texts including their final primary author and character count when available. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( June 2024 )
Emperor Yingzong of Ming (29 November 1427 – 23 February 1464), personal name Zhu Qizhen, was the sixth and eighth emperor of the Ming dynasty.He ruled as the Zhengtong Emperor from 1435 to 1449, and as the Tianshun Emperor from 1457 until his death in 1464.