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弘治

Mandarin · pinyin Hóng zhì

Hongzhi Emperor, reign name of ninth Ming emperor 朱祐樘 Zhū Yòu táng (1470-1505), reigned 1487-1505, temple name 明孝宗 Míng Xiào zōng

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弘: hóng · enlarge, expand; liberal, great
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer

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(～帝) the Hongzhi Emperor (the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty)
(historical) the Hongzhi era (a Chinese era name; the era of that emperor's reign, from 1488 to 1505)

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