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		Chronology of Chinese Ming & Qing dynasties and emperors


	Ming Dynasty

Hongwu	AD 1368 - 1398
Jianwen	1399 - 1402
Yongle	1403 - 1424
Hongxi	1425
Xuande	1426 - 1435
Zhengtong	1436 - 1449
Jingtai	1450 - 1456
Tianshun	1457 - 1464
Chenghua	1465 - 1487
Hongzhi	1488 - 1505
Zhengde	1506 - 1521
Jiajing	1522 - 1566
Longqing	1567 - 1572
Wanli	1573 - 1619
Taichang	1620
Tianqi	1621 - 1627
Chongzhen	1628 - 1644


	Qing Dynasty

Shunzhi	1644 - 1661
Kangxi	1662 - 1722
Yongzheng	1723 - 1735
Qianlong	1736 - 1795
Jiaqing	1796 - 1820
Daoguang	1821 - 1850
Xianfeng	1851 - 1861
Tongzhi	1862 - 1874
Guangxu	1875 - 1908
Xuantong	1908 - 1911

For information on reign marks, a comprehensive glossary and much more we can highly recommend the Gotheborg.com web site to anyone interested in Chinese ceramics

There is also an excellent set of articles on the Chinese Emperors in the Wikipedia: see articles on Ming Emperors and Qing Emperors


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