釋鑑稽古略續集 3.81

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章皇帝長子。宣德二年孫皇后所生。宣宗崩。年九歲。時倡國有長君之議。賴三楊英國而定。乙卯正月初十日即位。建元正統。己巳北狩。庚午七月回鑾。尊為太上皇帝。居南宮。丁丑正月復辟。改元天順。至甲申正月十七崩。在位前後共二十二年。壽四十八。上徽號曰。法天立道仁明誠敬昭文憲武至德廣孝睿皇帝。廟號英宗。葬裕陵。

He was the eldest son of Emperor Zhang, born to Empress Sun in the second year of Xuande. When Emperor Xuanzong passed away, he was nine years old. At the time, proposals were raised that the state should have a mature ruler, but the matter was settled thanks to the Three Yangs and the Duke of Yingguo. On the tenth day of the first month of the yimao year he ascended the throne and established the era name Zhengtong. In the jisi year he was captured during the northern campaign. In the seventh month of the gengwu year the imperial carriage returned, and he was honored as Retired Emperor, residing in the Southern Palace. In the first month of the dingchou year he was restored to the throne and changed the era name to Tianshun. On the seventeenth day of the first month of the jiashen year he passed away. His reign, before and after, lasted twenty-two years in total, and he lived to the age of forty-eight. He was presented the honorific title: Emperor Rui, Follower of Heaven and Establisher of the Way, Benevolent, Wise, Sincere, Reverent, Illustrious in Letters and Exemplary in Martial Arts, of Utmost Virtue and Vast Filial Piety. His temple name was Yingzong, and he was buried at the Yuling Mausoleum.