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宣德

Mandarin · pinyin Xuān dé

Xuande Emperor, reign name of fifth Ming emperor Zhu Zhanji 朱瞻基 Zhū Zhān jī (1398-1435), reigned 1426-1436, temple name 明宣宗 Míng Xuān zōng

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宣: xuān · declare, announce, proclaim
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue

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(～帝) the Xuande Emperor (the fifth emperor of the Ming dynasty)
(historical) the Xuande era (a Chinese era name; the era of that emperor's reign, from 1426 to 1435)

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