Tianming

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Tianming was the reign title adopted by Jurchen leader Nurhaci for the early phase of his rule, marking the foundational era of the Later Jin state that preceded the Qing dynasty in China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf era name
reign title
appliesToJurisdiction Later Jin NERFINISHED
associatedDynasty Qing dynasty (predecessor state) NERFINISHED
associatedEthnicGroup Jurchen NERFINISHED
associatedRuler Nurhaci NERFINISHED
associatedState Later Jin NERFINISHED
associatedWithPoliticalEntity Jianzhou Jurchens NERFINISHED
capitalDuringEra Hetu Ala NERFINISHED
chronologicalPosition first reign title of the Later Jin
country Later Jin NERFINISHED
endTime 1627
etymology literally means “Heaven’s Mandate”
follows Ming dynasty era names in Nurhaci’s domain
hasChineseName 天命
hasNotableEvent consolidation of Jurchen tribes
formal proclamation of the Later Jin state
military campaigns against the Ming dynasty
hasType imperial reign era
historicalPeriod late Ming dynasty period NERFINISHED
language Chinese
locatedInTime early 17th century
partOf Chinese imperial era naming system
precedes Tiancong NERFINISHED
precedesInDynasticHistory Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
region Manchuria NERFINISHED
Northeast Asia NERFINISHED
religionContext Mandate of Heaven ideology
script Chinese characters
significance foundational era of the Later Jin state
startTime 1616
transliteration Tiānmìng
usedBy Jurchen leader Nurhaci NERFINISHED
Nurhaci NERFINISHED
usedFor legitimizing the Later Jin regime
marking Nurhaci’s rule
usedInHistoriography to designate Nurhaci’s reign period

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Nurhaci eraName Tianming