Taichang Emperor
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| Taichang Emperor | |
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| Birth and death: | Aug. 28, 1582–Sept. 26, 1620 |
| Family name: | Zhu (朱) |
| Given name: | Changluo (常洛) |
| Dates of reign: | Aug. 28, 1620–Sept. 26, 1620 |
| Dynasty: | Ming (明) |
| Era name: | Taichang (泰昌) |
| Era dates: | Aug. 28, 1620¹–Jan. 21, 1621 |
| Temple name: | Guangzong (光宗) |
| Posthumous name: (short) | Emperor Zhen (貞皇帝) |
| Posthumous name: <center>(full) | Emperor Chongtian Qidao Yingrui Gongchun Xianwen Jingwu Yuanren Yixiao Zhen 崇天契道英睿恭純憲文景武淵仁 懿孝貞皇帝 |
| Note: Dates before October 1582 are given in the Julian calendar, not in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. Dates after October 1582 are given in the Gregorian calendar, not in the Julian calendar that remained in use in England until 1752. ——— 1. The Taichang era should have started on January 22, 1621; however, the emperor died before the start of his era. He was succeeded by his son the Tianqi Emperor, and according to the law the Tianqi era was now scheduled to start on January 22, 1621, so that the Taichang era would never exist in practice. In order to honor his father, the new emperor decided that the Wanli era would be considered ended since August 27, 1620, the last day of the 7th month in the Chinese calendar. The period from August 28, 1620 (1st day of the 8th month, which was the day on which Taichang had ascended the throne) until January 21, 1621 would become the Taichang era, enabling this era to be applied for a few months. Thus, quite an extraordinary situation resulted from this choice: the 7th month of the 48th year of the Wanli era was followed by the 8th month of the 1st year of the Taichang era (the 1st year of the Taichang era, in fact the only year of the Taichang era, lacks its first seven months), then the 12th month of the 1st year of the Taichang era was followed by the 1st month of the 1st year of the Tianqi era. | |
The Taichang Emperor (1582-1620) was emperor of China (Ming dynasty) in 1620. Born Zhu Changluo, he was the Wanli Emperor's son. His reign lasted less than 1 month and it was said that he died of illness brought on by sexual exhaustion when he was presented eight beautiful serving girls by Lady Zheng who herself was a concubine of emperor Wanli.
Source: Imperial China - 900-1800, F.W. Mote, Page 740, First Harvard University Press, 2003.
| Preceded by: Wanli Emperor | Emperor of China (Ming Dynasty) 1620 | Succeeded by: Tianqi Emperor |
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