Hongwu Emperor
Royalty
The Hongwu Emperor (Chinese: 洪武帝; pinyin: Hóngwǔdì; 21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), also known by his given name Zhu Yuanzhang (朱元璋) and his temple name Ming Taizu (明太祖, lit. "Great Ancestor of the Ming"), was the founder and first emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China. His era name Hongwu means "vastly martial."In the middle of the 14th century, with famine, plagues, and peasant revolts sweeping across China, Zhu rose to command the force that conquered China and ended the Yuan Dynasty, forcing the Mongols to retreat to the central Asian steppe. Following his seizure of the Yuan capital Khanbaliq (modern Beijing), Zhu claimed the Mandate of Heaven and established the Ming Dynasty in 1368. Trusting only in his family, he made his many sons powerful feudal princes along the northern marshes and the Yangtze valley. Having outlived his first successor, the Hongwu Emperor enthroned his grandson via a series of instructions; this ended in failure when the Jianwen Emperor's attempt to unseat his uncles led to the Yongle Emperor's successful rebellion.Most of the historical sites related to Zhu Yuanzhang are located in Nanjing, the original capital of his dynasty.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | 洪武帝 明洪武 明洪武帝 Ming Hongwu Hongwudi Hongwu Di Ming Hung-wu Hung-wu Hung-wu-ti Hung-wu Ti 朱重八 Zhu Chongba Chu Ch'ung-Ba 朱興宗 朱兴宗 Zhu Xingzong Chu Hsing-Tsung 國瑞 国瑞 Guorui Kuo-jui 朱元璋 Zhu Yuanzhang Chu Yuan-Chang 明太祖 Ming Taizu Taizu Ming Tai-tsu Tai-tsu 開天行道肇紀立極大聖至神仁文義武俊德成功高皇帝 Kaitian Xingdao Zhaoji Liji Dasheng Zhishen Renwen Yiwu Junde Chenggong Gao Huangdi Gao Huangdi K'ai-t'ien Hsing-tao Chao-chi Li-chi Ta-sheng Chih-shen Jen-wen I-wu Chün-te Ch'eng-kung Kao Huang-ti Kao-huang-ti |
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| Birth date | October 21, 1328 |
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| Birth place | Yuan dynasty , Anhui , Fengyang County |
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| Date of death | June 24, 1398 |
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| Resting place | Nanjing , Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum |
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