Introduction to Zhu Di

Ming Chengzu Zhu Di (May 2, 1360 - August 12, 1424), Han nationality, was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He reigned from 1402 to 1424, reigning for 22 years. No. Yongle. He is the fourth son of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and the uncle of Ming Hui Emperor Zhu Yunwen. Mother concubine.

Zhu Di was born in Yingtianfu (now Nanjing) on ??April 17 (May 2) in the 20th year of Emperor Shun's reign (1360). In December of the 31st year of Hongwu, in order to guard against the rebellion of King Yan, Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen sent Zhang Bing, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, as the chief envoy to Peiping, and Xie Gui and Zhang Xin, the commander-in-chief of Peking, as the commander-in-chief of Peking. Then he ordered the governor Song Zhong to garrison troops in Kaiping, and transferred the troops under the jurisdiction of King Yan in the northern plain. Later, he launched the Jingnan Campaign and raised troops to attack his nephew Emperor Jianwen. In 1402, he seized the throne and changed his name to Yongle. He personally conquered Mongolia five times, regained Jiaozhi in Vietnam, established Nurgan Dusi in the northeast to rule the Jurchens, established Hami Guards in the northwest to rule Xinjiang, and surrendered Tibet in the southwest, consolidating the north-south border defense and maintaining the unity and integrity of China's territory. Zheng He's six voyages to the Western Seas strengthened friendly exchanges between China and foreign countries, and brought tribute to more than 30 countries. Compiled the "Yongle Dadian" and dredged the Grand Canal. Moving the capital to Beijing in 1421 played a very positive role in strengthening the rule of the Ming Dynasty. During his reign, the devastated situation after the Jing Dynasty developed into a prosperous era of economic prosperity and national strength, known in history as the "Yongle Prosperous Era". Zhu Di was also revered as the "Yongle Emperor" by later generations.

After the death of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, his posthumous title was Tianhongdao, Gaoming Guangyun, Shengwu, Shengong, Chunren, Emperor Xiaowen, the temple name Taizong, and he was buried in Changling. In September of the seventeenth year of Jiajing (1538), Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Houxu changed his posthumous title to Emperor Qitian Hongdao Gaoming Zhaoyun Shengwu Shengong Chunren Zhixiaowen, and changed his temple name to Chengzu.

The "Benji of Chengzu" says: "The strategy of Xiongwu is the same as that of Emperor Gaozu. The Sixth Division came out repeatedly, and the dust in Mobei was clear. By the end of the year, his mighty virtue was so great that guests from all over the world were convinced, and he was ordered to pay tribute by the court. They are nearly thirty kingdoms long. They are as vast as the Han and Tang dynasties. They are so successful that they are so outstanding.

Chinese name: Zhu Di

Nationality: Chinese (Ming Dynasty)

Ethnicity: Han

Birthplace: Yingtian (now Jiangsu Nanjing)

Date of birth: May 2, 1360 (Year of Gengzi)

Date of death: August 12, 1424

Occupation: King of Yan →Emperor

Main achievements: Launching the Jingnan Campaign, seizing the throne, sending Zheng He to the Western Seas, compiling the "Yongle Dadian", creating the Yongle era, dredging the Grand Canal, pacifying Jiaozhi, and five expeditions to Mobei. Moved the capital to Beijing in 1422 AD

Representative work: "Imperial Poems of Hongren Pu Ji Tianfei Palace"

Era Name: Yongle

Place of Death: Yumuchuan< /p>

Temple name: Taizong (changed to "Chengzu" during Ming Dynasty)

Posthumous title: Emperor Wen

Successor: Zhu Gaochi (Ming Renzong)