In 1368 AD, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor and established the Ming Dynasty, with its capital in

The capital was established in Yingtianfu.

Yingtianfu, or Capital, was the name of Nanjing during the Ming Dynasty. It was the capital of the early Ming Dynasty. During the Yongle period, the capital was moved to Shuntianfu, and Yingtianfu was used as the remaining capital. Yingtian Prefecture governs eight counties: Shangyuan, Jiangning, Jurong, Liyang, Lishui, Gaochun, Jiangpu and Liuhe.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the people were in dire straits and the Red Turban Uprising broke out. Zhu Yuanzhang joined Guo Zixing's team. In 1364, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself King of Wu and established Western Wu. In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, and the country was named Daming. Because the royal family's surname was Zhu, it was also called Zhu Ming, and the capital was set at Yingtianfu. In 1420, Zhu Di moved the capital to Shuntianfu, with Yingtianfu as the accompanying capital. The early Ming Dynasty experienced the rule of Hongwu, the reign of Yongle and the rule of Renxuan, and its politics were clear and clear, and its national power was strong.

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Origin of the name Yingtianfu:

Jiankang Road in the early Yuan Dynasty, was changed to Jiqing Road in the later period, and was renamed in the early Ming Dynasty Ying Tianfu. The name Yingtian can be traced back to Yingtian Prefecture in Nanjing during the Song Dynasty. The Longfeng regime under the Haozhou Red Army was calling for the restoration of the "Song Dynasty". Jiqing Road was a metropolis located in the southern border of Longfeng. This seemed reasonable. However, "Ying Tian" means "Ying Tian's will".

The new city was built in September of the second year of Hongwu and completed in August of the sixth year of Hongwu. Inside is the palace city, the Forbidden City, with one to six gates: the Meridian Gate to the south, the Zuoye Gate to the left, the Youye Gate to the right, Dong'an Gate to the east, Xi'an Gate to the west, and Bei'an Gate to the north. .

There are six gates on the outside of the palace: Hongwu Gate to the south, Chang'an Left Gate to the east, Chang'an Right Gate to the west, Donghua Gate to the north of the east, and Xihua Gate to the west. The one in the north is called Xuanwu Gate.

Beyond the imperial city is the capital city, which is ninety-six miles in circumference. There are thirteen gates in one gate: Zhengyang Gate to the south, Tongji Gate to the west of the south, and Jubao Gate to the west. , to the southwest is Sanshan Gate, called Shicheng Gate, to the north is Taiping Gate, to the west is Shence Gate, called Jinchuan Gate, or Zhongfu Gate, to the east is Chaoyang Gate, to the west is Qingliang Gate, and to the west is Dinghuai Gate The gate is called the Phoenix Gate. Later, Zhongfu Gate and Yifeng Gate were blocked, leaving eleven gates.

The outer city was built in April of the 23rd year of Hongwu. It is surrounded by 180 miles and has 16 city gates: Yaofang Gate, Xianhe Gate, Qilin Gate, Shuibo Gate and Gaoqiao are on the east side. Gate, Shuangqiao Gate, to the south are Fangfang Gate, Jiagang Gate, Fengtai Gate, Dajixiang Gate, Da Ande Gate, and Xiao Ande Gate, to the west are Jiangdong Gate, and to the north are Funing Gate, Shangyuan Gate, and Guanyin Gate. .

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ming Dynasty