Chronology of Chinese Emperors

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Converting Chinese dates to Western (Gregorian calendar) dates requires an understanding of Chinese history and chronology. In addition to using the lunisolar calendar, it usually refers to the emperor at the time and their reign year (often using the 60-year cycle characters) to indicate the specific year. This table (pulled from various linked Wikipedia articles) will provide the name and reign title of Chinese emperors, their corresponding reign years, and a link to a table with their reigning years and corresponding dates (includes the specific 60-year cycle character designations).

DynastyEmperorReign YearsLink
Ming (大明皇帝)Hongwu 洪武Jan 1368 – Jun 1398reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Jianwen 建文Jun 1398 – Jul 1402reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Yongle 永樂Jul 1402 – Aug 1424reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Hongxi 洪熙Aug 1424 – May 1425reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Xuande 宣德May 1425 – Jan 1435reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Yingzong 英宗Jan 1435 – Sep 1449reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Jingtai 景泰Sep 1449 – Feb 1457reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Yingzong 英宗 (2nd)Feb 1457 – Feb 1464reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Chenghua 成化Feb 1464 – Sep 1487reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Hongzhi 弘治Sep 1487 – Jun 1505reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Zhengde 正德Jun 1505 – Apr 1521reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Jiajing 嘉靖May 1521 – Jan 1567reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Longqing 隆慶Jan 1567 – Jul 1572reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Wanli 萬曆Jul 1572 – Aug 1620reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Taichang 泰昌Aug 1620 – Sep 1620reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Tianqi 天啓Oct 1620 – Sep 1627reign table
Ming (大明皇帝)Chongzhen 崇禎Oct 1627 – Apr 1644reign table
Qing (大清皇帝)Hong Taiji 皇太极1636 – Sep 1643reign table
Qing (大清皇帝)Shunzhi 順治Oct 1643 – Feb 1661reign table
Qing (大清皇帝)Kangxi 康熙Feb 1661 – Dec 1722reign table
Qing (大清皇帝)Yongzheng 雍正Dec 1722 – Oct 1735reign table
Qing (大清皇帝)Qianlong 乾隆Oct 1735 – Feb 1796reign table
Qing (大清皇帝)Jiaqing 嘉慶Feb 1796 – Sep 1820reign table
Qing (大清皇帝)Daoguang 道光Oct 1820 – Feb 1850reign table
Qing (大清皇帝)Xianfeng 咸豐Mar 1850 – Aug 1861reign table
Qing (大清皇帝)Tongzhi 同治Nov 1861 – Jan 1875reign table
Qing (大清皇帝)Guangxu 光緒Feb 1875 – Nov 1908reign table
Qing (大清皇帝)Xuantong 宣統Dec 1908 – Feb 1912reign table
Some of these rulers (especially at the beginning or end of a dynasty) have additional reign dates to what is listed here.

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