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9 unusual facts about Hongwu Emperor


Bao'an County

Hongwu Emperor (1368–1399), the founder of the Ming dynasty, found it necessary in the 27th year of his reign, to appoint an officer with the title Shou-yu-suo (守御所), "Protector of the region", in order to protect the population, which was rapidly increasing, against the bands of robbers and vagabonds which infested the district.

Chuanqi Huangdi Zhu Yuanzhang

Chuanqi Huangdi Zhu Yuanzhang is a Chinese television series based on the life of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Edward L. Dreyer

In 1971 he earned a PhD degree with a thesis on "The Emergence of Chu Yuan-chang, 1360–65."

Hongwu Emperor

Ray Huang argued that Grand-Secretaries, outwardly powerless, could exercise considerable positive influence from behind the throne.

Hu Weiyong

In 1363 Hu contributed a large number of warship to Zhu Yuanzhang to use for battle with Chen Youliang.

Mao Yichang

After the monarchy was overthrown and rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty in 1368, Mao Taihua married a woman in Yunnan, in 1380 bringing her to Hunan, settling in Xiangxiang county.

Mu Ying

Mu Ying (1345-1392) was a general during the Ming Dynasty, and an adopted son of its founder, the Hongwu Emperor (aka Zhu Yuanzhang).

Mu Ying was one of the few capable generals who survived the massacre of the Hongwu Emperor.

Zhu Rongji

According to some reports, Zhu is an 18th generation descendent of Zhu Bian (朱楩), titled Prince of Min (岷王), the 18th son of Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming Dynasty.


Ding Dexing

Ding Dexing was a Muslim Hui general of the Ming dynasty in service of the Hongwu Emperor.

Huajiachi

About six-hundred years ago, it was wasteland nearby, and a highly ranked official Mr. Hua during Ming Dynasty Hongwu Era (1368-1398) once passed-by and first settled down there, opened the wasteland.

Jianzhou Jurchens

In 1388, the Hongwu Emperor established contact with three tribes of the Ilan Tumen area (the confluence of the Mudanjiang River and the Sungari River), the Odori, Huligai (Hūrha or Hurka) and Tuowen and attempted to enlist them as allies against the Mongols.

Prince of Ning rebellion

The first Prince of Ning, Zhu Quan, was awarded the title for his military service under the Hongwu Emperor and was given the land of Ning, a region north of Beijing.

The Hundred-word Eulogy

The Hundred-word Eulogy (百字讃 bǎizìzàn) is a 100-character praise of Islam, Allah, and the prophet Muhammad written by the Hongwu Emperor of China (r. 1368-1398).

Zhu Yunzhong

Zhu Yunzhong (born 1933; in Changsha, Hunan), is a descendant of the Hongwu Emperor and an heir to the Ming Dynasty.


see also

Battle of Buyur Lake

The Hongwu Emperor issued a proclamation, praising Lan Yu and comparing him to the famous General Wei Qing of the Han.

Xiaoling

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (明孝陵), the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, in Nanjing

Xu Da

In legend, an illness made Xu allergic to goose and the Hongwu Emperor sent him goose to eat, ensuring that Xu ate it and died.