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Princess Lin'an
Princess Lin'an (臨安公主;November 15, 1360 – July 30, 1421), personal name Zhu Jingjing, was a princess of the Ming Dynasty. She was the eldest daughter of the Hongwu Emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang) and Noble Consort Chengmu. She was the wife of Li Qi,the son of Li Shanchang, a founding general in Ming Dynasty. Early life In 1360, Zhu Jingjing was born probably in Yingtian Fu (later Nanjing) to the then Zhu Yuanzhang (Later Hongwu Emperor) and Concubine Sun ( Noble Consort Chengmu). In 1368, When Zhu Jingjing was 8 years old her father Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming dynasty and became the Hongwu Emperor and appointed her mother as Noble Consort Chengmu. Married life In July 26, 1376, When Zhu Jingjing was 16 years old, She was married Li Qi, the son of Duke Li Shanchang ,and was conferred the title of Princess Lin'an. At that time, the princess wedding protocol had just been established and Li Qi was presented with ceremonial headgear and official court attire,and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Qi (Ming Dynasty)
Li Qi (? -1402, zh, 李祺) was originally from Dingyuan County, Fengyang Province (now Dingyuan County, Anhui Province) during the early Ming Dynasty. He was the son of Li Shanchang, a founding general in Ming Dynasty. Biography In 1376, Li Qi was selected by Zhu Yuanzhang to be a son-in-law, the Princess Lin'an's husband ( zh, 临安公主). He received accolades from Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and was assigned significant responsibilities. In 1390, Li Shanchang was involved in the Hu Weiyong case and subsequently took his own life. Li Qi was rescued from death due to Princess Lin'an and then confined at home. Upon Emperor Huizong's ascension to the throne of the Ming Dynasty, Li Qi was granted clemency and sent to oversee Jiangpu ( zh, 江浦). When King Zhu Di The Yongle Emperor (2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Chengzu of Ming, personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hongwu Emperor
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 name Guorui, was the List of emperors of the Ming dynasty, founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1368 to 1398. In the mid-14th century, China was plagued by epidemics, famines, and peasant uprisings during the rule of the Mongol Yuan dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, orphaned during this time of chaos, joined a Buddhist monastery as a novice monk, where he occasionally begged for alms to sustain himself, gaining an understanding of the struggles faced by ordinary people, while harboring disdain for scholars who only gained knowledge from books. In 1352, he joined a rebel division, quickly distinguishing himself among the rebels and rising to lead his own army. In 1356, he conquered Nanjing and established it as his capital. He formed his own government, consisting of both generals and Confucian scholars, rejecting Mongol rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noble Consort Chengmu
Noble Consort Chengmu ( zh, s=成穆贵妃孙氏, t=成穆貴妃孫氏, 1343– 1374) of the Sun clan, was an imperial consort of the Ming dynasty. She was a concubine of Emperor Hongwu (Zhu Yuanzhang), the first ruler of the Ming dynasty. Life Her personal name was not recorded in history. Lady Sun's father, Sun Heqing, was an official of the Yuan dynasty. Sun Heqing moved from Chen Prefecture to Changzhou together with his wife and children. Lady Sun had two older brothers: Sun Dashi (孙大石) and Sun Fan (孫藩). Both of her parents died during the war in the late Yuan dynasty. She was adopted by Marshal Ma Shixiong (馬世熊) At the age of 18, because of her outstanding beauty, Sun was accepted as a concubine by Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still fighting in the Red Turban Rebellions. In 1360, she gave birth to Zhu Yuanzhang's first daughter, named Zhu Jingjing. In 1366, she gave birth to his sixth daughter, whose personal name was not recorded in the history. After Zhu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Shanchang
Li Shanchang (; 1314–1390) was a Chinese official of the Ming dynasty, part of the West Huai (Huaixi) faction, and Duke of Han, one of the six founding dukes of the Ming dynasty in 1370. Li Shanchang was one of Emperor Hongwu's associates during the war against the Yuan dynasty to establish the Ming dynasty. Deeply trusted by the Emperor, Hongwu consulted Li on institutional matters, but grew "bored with Li's arrogance" in old age. Ultimately, the emperor purged and executed Li along with his extended family and thirty thousand others, accusing him of supporting treason. Li planned the organization of the six ministries, helped draft a new law code, and supervised the compiling of the '' History of Yuan'', being the Ancestral Instructions and the Ritual Compendium of the Ming Dynasty. He established salt and tea monopolies based on Yuan institutions, launched an anti-corruption campaign, restored minted currency, opened iron foundries, and instituted fish taxes. It is said that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanjing
Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and Chinese culture, culture, having served as the historical capitals of China, capital of various Dynasties in Chinese history, Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to Port of Nanjing, one of the world's largest inland ports. The city is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial city, sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China, administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiangsu
Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administrative divisions by area, third smallest, but the List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, fifth most populous, with a population of 84.75 million, and the List of Chinese administrative divisions by population density, most densely populated of the 22 provinces of the People's Republic of China. Jiangsu has the highest GDP per capita and second-highest GDP of Chinese provinces, after Guangdong. Jiangsu borders Shandong in the north, Anhui to the west, and Zhejiang and Shanghai to the south. Jiangsu has a coastline of over along the Yellow Sea, and the Yangtze flows through the southern part of the province. Since the Sui dynasty, Sui and Tang dynasty, Tang dynasties, Jiangsu has been a national economic and commercial center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1360 Births
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1421 Deaths
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Chinese Princesses
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