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Hongxi

洪熙

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Chinese era name (洪熙) of the Ming for the year 1425: 1425 is Hongxi 1 (元年), its only year. Hongxi (洪熙) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Ming, proclaimed in 1425. Under the Ming and Qing an emperor kept one era for his whole reign and is known by it: the Hongxi Emperor. Its years are counted in lunar years: 1425 is Hongxi 1 (元年), its only year. Before: Yongle. After: Xuande.