Hongzhi () (14 January 1488 – 23 January 1506) was the era name of the Hongzhi Emperor, the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty of China. It was used for a total of eighteen years. During the Hongzhi period, the Ming dynasty's political clarity and economy continued to develop. It was known in historiography as the "Hongzhi Restoration" (弘治中興). On 19 June 1505 (Hongzhi 18, 18th day of the 5th month), the Zhengde Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use the Hongzhi era name. In the following year, the era name was changed to Zhengde. Comparison table Other eras contemporaneous with Hongzhi Vietnam Hồng Đức (洪德, 1470–1497): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Thánh Tông Cảnh Thống (景統, 1498–1504): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Hiến Tông Thái Trinh (泰貞, 1504): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Túc Tông Đoan Khánh (端慶, 1504–1509): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Uy Mục Japan Chōkyō (長享, 1487–1489): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado Entoku (延徳, 1489–1492): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado Meiō (明応, 1492–1501): era name of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado and Emperor Go-Kashiwabara Bunki (文亀, 1501–1504): era name of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara Eishō (永正, 1504–1521): era name of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara See also List of Chinese era names List of Ming dynasty era names References Chinese imperial eras