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    The Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Ming, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, courtesy...
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    reigning from 1402 to 1424. He was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder and first emperor of the dynasty. In 1370, he was granted the title of...
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    prince of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty. Zhu Biao died at the age of 37 in 1392, after which the Hongwu Emperor named Zhu Yunwen...
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  • February 1399) was the era name (nianhao) of the Hongwu Emperor (reigned 1368–1398), the Chinese emperor who founded the Ming dynasty that ruled China from...
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    imperial consort of the Ming dynasty. She was the principal wife of the Hongwu Emperor and acted as his adviser in politics, exerting a large amount of influence...
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    The reforms of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder and first emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, in the 1360s–1390s were a comprehensive set of economic...
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    his ascension was Emperor Yingzong, who was only 9 years old, while the oldest ruler at the time of his death was the Hongwu Emperor, who died at the age...
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    son of the Hongwu Emperor. After the Hongwu Emperor died, Zhu Di won a civil war against the Jianwen Emperor and became the Yongle Emperor in 1402. He...
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    Southern Ming—survived until 1662. The Ming dynasty's founder, the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368–1398), attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural...
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    House of Zhu (redirect from Emperor Zhu)
    the King of Light, the Hongwu Emperor justified his removal of Han Lin'er and his family from power. Finally, the emperor's pragmatic adoption of Mongol...
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    and establishing the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang – crowned as the Hongwu Emperor – conducted military expeditions to North China and defeated the Yuan...
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    After Zhu Yuanzhang (Hongwu Emperor) founded the Ming dynasty, he designated his eldest son, Zhu Biao, as crown prince, and enfeoffed all of his other...
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    descendants claimed the title of emperor at the same time. From the Hongwu Emperor to the Chongzhen Emperor, there were 16 emperors in the Ming dynasty. Among...
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  • Taizu (redirect from Emperor Taizu)
    Kingdom Guo Wei (904–954) of Later Zhou Emperor Taizu of Song (927–976) Emperor Taizu of Jin (1068–1123) Hongwu Emperor (1328–1398) of the Ming dynasty Ming...
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    (1326–1332) Hongwu Emperor Jianwen Emperor Yongle Emperor Hongxi Emperor Xuande Emperor Zhengtong Emperor Jingtai Emperor Chenghua Emperor Hongzhi Emperor Zhengde...
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    palace and completely dependent on the emperor grew. During the reign of the Hongwu Emperor, the first Ming emperor, eunuchs were prohibited from communicating...
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  • dispatched a large army against the Northern Yuan the next year. The Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty decided to exterminate Naghachu's force in Manchuria...
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    Ming, founded by the peasant rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang, known as the Hongwu Emperor, was an imperial dynasty of China. It was the successor to the Yuan...
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    predecessors, the Hongzhi Emperor can be considered one of the most successful rulers of the Ming dynasty, alongside emperors Hongwu and Yongle. Zhu Youcheng...
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    notes were trading at about 0.014% of its original value under the Hongwu Emperor.) The notes remained in circulation as late as 1573 but their printing...
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    the deceased emperor and the officially created crown prince. However, the laws established by the founder of the dynasty, the Hongwu Emperor, enshrined...
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    Zhu Yujian (redirect from Longwu Emperor)
    Prince Ding of Tang, who was the 23rd son of Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang (Hongwu Emperor). Before ascending to the throne, he followed his father as the Prince...
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  • 1393, Lan was accused of plotting a rebellion and put to death by the Hongwu Emperor. About 15,000 people were implicated in the case and executed as part...
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    office—the Central Secretariat—overseeing six ministries. In 1380, the Hongwu Emperor executed Chancellor Hu Weiyong and abolished the highest level of administration...
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    the Hongwu Emperor that Hu was not suitable for the position of prime minister. Liu died soon after, possibly having been poisoned by the emperor and...
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    the emperor's mother. Empress Ma was the wife of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the dynasty, and Empress Xu was the wife of the Yongle Emperor, the...
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    was founded in 1368 during the Red Turban Rebellion by Zhu Yuanzhang (Hongwu Emperor). The military was initially organised along largely hereditary lines...
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    bear the reign name of a reigning Ming dynasty Emperor bearing the reign title of the Hongwu Emperor. Hongwu Tongbao cash coins officially replaced the earlier...
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    the late Yuan dynasty and early Ming dynasty. He was a friend of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder and first ruler of the Ming dynasty, and assisted him in...
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  • 》. Dong, Lun. 《大明太祖高皇帝實錄》/ Veritable records of Highest Ancestor, Emperor Gao. Vol. 100. 《明宣宗实录》. 《明太祖实录》. "卷一百二十一 列传第九_明史(清)张廷玉等_国学导航". www.guoxue123...
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