Tianqi (simplified Chinese: 天启; traditional Chinese: 天啓; pinyin: Tiānqǐ; Wade–Giles: T'ien-ch'i; lit. 'heavenly opening'; 22 January 1621 – 4 February 1628) was the era name of the Tianqi Emperor, the 16th emperor of the Ming dynasty, lasting for 7 years.

On 2 October 1627 (Tianqi 7, 24th day of 8th month), the Chongzhen Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use the Tianqi era name. The following year, the era was changed to Chongzhen.^[1][2]

Art

Colorful porcelain and blue and white porcelain are the styles of this period.^[3]

Comparison table

Other regimes' era names that existed during the same period

• China
  • Tianming (天命, 1616–1626): Later Jin—era name of Nurhaci
  • Tiancong (天聰, 1627–1636): Later Jin—era name of Hong Taiji
  • Ruiying (瑞應, 1621–1629): Ming period—era name of She Chongming (奢崇明)
  • Dachengxingsheng (大成興盛) (Dachengxingsheng, 大乘興勝) (1622): Ming period—era name of Xu Hongru (徐鴻儒)
  • Yuanjing (元靜, 1622): Ming period—era name of Wan Side (万俟德)
• Vietnam
  • Vĩnh Tộ (永祚, 1619–1629): Later Lê dynasty—era name of Lê Thần Tông
  • Long Thái (隆泰, 1618–1625): Mạc dynasty—era name of Mạc Kính Khoan
• Japan
  • Genna (元和, 1615–1624): era name of Emperor Go-Mizunoo
  • Kan'ei (寛永, 1624–1644): era name of Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Empress Meishō and Emperor Go-Kōmyō