Zhang Fu (; ; 1375–1449),

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Wenbi (), was a Chinese military general of the

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. He was the eldest son of general Zhang Yu, one of Zhu Di's (later

Yongle Emperor 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 List of emperors of the Ming dynasty, emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 142 ...

) finest generals. Zhang Yu was killed in the Jingnan campaign, Zhang Fu succeeded his father's title. After Zhu Di crowned the

, Zhang Fu was granted the title "Count of Xin'an" (). In 1405, he was elevated to the title "Marquis of Xincheng" (). Zhang was dispatched to attack Vietnam together with Mu Sheng () in 1406. In the next year, he captured the Vietnamese usurper

Hồ Quý Ly Hồ Quý Ly ( vi-hantu, 胡季犛, 1336 – 1407?) ruled Đại Ngu (Vietnam) from 1400 to 1401 as the founding emperor of the short-lived Hồ dynasty. Quý Ly rose from a post as an official served the court of the ruling Trần dynasty and ...

, and his son Hồ Hán Thương. He then reported to the emperor that the Trần lineage had been destroyed by Hồ Quý Ly so that there was no successor, and the populace "requested again to be a province of China". Vietnam was annexed by China again and renamed to Jiaozhi province (). For this accomplishment, he was elevated to the title "Duke of Ying" (). Later, he put down the rebellion of two Vietnamese princes, Trần Ngỗi and Trần Quý Khoáng successfully, but failed to put down a number of revolts among the Vietnamese people against the Ming authorities. One of these rebel leaders was

Lê Lợi Lê Lợi (, chữ Hán: 黎利; 10 September 1385 – 5 October 1433), also known by his temple name as Lê Thái Tổ (黎太祖) and by his pre-imperial title Bình Định vương (平定王; "Prince of Pacification"), was a Vietnamese peopl ...

, who later became the founder of

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.'' Việt Nam sử lược'' by Trần Trọng Kim, Quyển 1, Chương 14 Zhang was recalled to

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in 1415. Later, he followed the Yongle Emperor in several military expeditions against the Mongols. He was granted the title of

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and trusted by the

Hongxi Emperor The Hongxi Emperor (16 August 1378 – 29 May 1425), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Renzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Gaochi, was the fourth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1424 to 1425. He was the eldest son of the Y ...

. One of his daughters married Hongxi. He was ordered to participate in superintending the compilation of ''

Taizong Shilu The ''Ming Veritable Records'' or ''Ming Shilu'' (), contains the imperial annals of the emperors of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). It is the single largest historical source of information on the dynasty. According to modern historians, it "p ...

'', the imperial annals of the Yongle Emperor. In 1426, he put down the rebellion of Zhu Gaoxu. After the

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ascended the throne, he served as one of regents together with Jian Yi (), Xia Yuanji, Yang Shiqi (), Yang Rong () and Yang Pu (). He was killed in the Tumu Crisis together with many high-ranking officials and generals. He was elevated to the title "Prince of Dingxing" (), and given the

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''Zhonglie'' (忠烈 loyal merit) posthumously.''

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'', vol. 154

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{{reflist 1375 births 1449 deaths Chinese military personnel killed in action Ming dynasty generals People from Kaifeng 15th-century regents