Chenghua (Chinese: 成化; pinyin: Chénghuà; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng-hua; lit. 'accomplished change'; 27 January 1465 – 13 January 1488) was the era name (nianhao) of the Chenghua Emperor, the ninth emperor of the Ming dynasty, lasting for 23 years.
On 22 September 1487 (Chenghua 23, 6th day of the 9th month), the Hongzhi Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use the Chenghua era name. The following year, the era name was changed to Hongzhi.[1][2]
- ^ Li, Chongzhi (December 2004). 中國歷代年號考 [Zhongguo Lidai Nianhao Kao] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Co. p. 207. ISBN 978-7-101-02512-5.
- ^ History of Ming, Volume 15: "〔成化〕二十三年八月，憲宗崩。九月壬寅，即皇帝位。大赦天下，以明年為弘治元年。"