Zhengde () (24 January 1506 – 27 January 1522) was the era name of the Zhengde Emperor, the 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty of China. The Ming dynasty used the era name of Zhengde for a total of 16 years. On 27 May 1521 (Zhengde 16, 22nd day of the 4th month), the Jiajing Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use the Zhengde era name. In the following year, the era name was changed to Jiajing. Comparison table Other eras contemporaneous with Zhengde China Mingzheng (明正, 1511): Ming period — era name of Cao Fu (曹甫) Dashunpingding (大順平定, 1520): Ming period — era name of Duan Chang (段長) Shunde (順德, 1519): Ming period — era name of Zhu Chenhao Vietnam Đoan Khánh (端慶, 1504–1509): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Uy Mục Hồng Thuận (洪順, 1509–1516): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Tương Dực Quang Thiệu (光紹, 1516–1522): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Chiêu Tông Đại Đức (大德 , 1518): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Bảng (黎榜) Thiên Hiến (天憲, 1519): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Do (黎槱) Thống Nguyên (統元, 1522–1526): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Cung Hoàng Tuyên Hòa (宣和, 1516–1521): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Trần Xương (陳昌) Japan Eishō (永正, 1504–1521): era name of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara Daiei (大永, 1521–1528): era name of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara and Emperor Go-Nara See also List of Chinese era names List of Ming dynasty era names References Chinese imperial eras