Zhu Jianjun (11 July 1456 – 16 August 1527) was the seventh son of
Emperor Yingzong of Ming
, succession = Emperor of the Ming dynasty
, reign-type = First reign
, reign = 31 January 1435 – 22 September 1449
, coronation = 7 February 1435
, cor-type = Enthronement
, regent =
, reg-type = Regents
, ...
. His mother was one of his father's concubines,
Consort Wan. He was the first Prince of Ji ().
Zhu Jianjun was born on 11 July 1456, during the time when Emperor Yingzong was under house arrest in the Southern Palace. In 1457, Emperor Yingzong was restored to the throne, and on 30 March of the same year, he was given the title of Prince of Ji. On 25 October 1477, he was sent to his princedom in
Changsha Prefecture.
Zhu Jianjun was a man of strong moral character who constantly reminded himself to do good deeds. He made a visit to the
Yuelu Academy
The Yuelu Academy (also known as the ''Yuelu Academy of Classical Learning'', ) is on the east side of Yuelu Mountain in Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan province, on the west bank of the Xiang River.
As one of the four most prestigious academ ...
to explore the remains of ancient sages and had a portrait of one of them made, along with a copy of the ''
Book of Documents
The ''Book of Documents'' ( zh, p=Shūjīng, c=書經, w=Shu King) or the ''Classic of History'', is one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of ancient China, a ...
'', which he often looked at. In his free time, he enjoyed writing and also read ''Jia Dafu Xinshu'' (; presumably referring to
Jia Yi
Jia Yi (; c. 200169 BCE) was a Chinese essayist, poet and politician of the Western Han dynasty, best known as one of the earliest known writers of ''fu'' rhapsody and for his essay "Disquisition Finding Fault with Qin" (''Guò Qín Lùn'' ), wh ...
's ''Jiazi Xinshu'' ).
After ruling for fifty years, he died on 16 August 1527 at the age of 72. He was given the posthumous name "Jian" (). His heir, Zhu Youfu (), died early and was given the posthumous name "Dao" (). His grandson, Zhu Houfu, succeeded him as the Prince of Ji two years later.
His daughter, Princess Shanhua (), married Shi Ce (史策).
Descendants
Zhu Jianfan (; 1883–1932) was a close friend of
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong pronounced ; traditionally Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Mao Tse-tung. (26December 18939September 1976) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in ...
and a revolutionary educator in China. He was also the father-in-law of
Xiao Jingguang
Xiao Jinguang (; Former name Xiao Yucheng Nickname: Man Ge ) (January 4, 1903 – March 29, 1989) was a revolutionary and military leader, one of the main leaders of the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army, and one of the ten senior flag o ...
and
Wang Jiaxiang
Wang Jiaxiang (; 15 August 1906 – 25 January 1974) was one of the senior leaders of the Chinese Communist Party in its early stage and a member of the 28 Bolsheviks. Wang held a variety of high-level posts in the Party: during the Civil War h ...
.
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Ming dynasty imperial princes
1456 births
1527 deaths
Sons of emperors