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Wang Zhong (Ming Dynasty)
Wang Zhong (王忠; 1359 – 23 September 1409) was a Chinese marquis under the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo .... He was killed in Qiu Fu's impetuous cavalry attack on the retreating Tartars alongside marquis Wang Cong, Li Yuan, Qoryocin and Qiu Fu himself.Shih-shan Henry Tsai Perpetual happiness: the Ming emperor Yongle 0295800224 - 2001 p167 " Qiu led an army of one hundred thousand and was assisted by four marquises — Wang Cong (age 52), Qoryocin (60), Wang Zhong (50), and Li Yuan (45)." References 1359 births 1409 deaths {{China-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yongle Emperor
The Yongle Emperor (; pronounced ; 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di (), was the third Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty. He was originally enfeoffed as the Prince of Yan () in May 1370,Chan Hok-lam.Legitimating Usurpation: Historical Revisions under the Ming Yongle Emperor (r. 14021424). ''The Legitimation of New Orders: Case Studies in World History''. Chinese University Press, 2007. . Accessed 12 October 2012. with the capital of his princedom at Beiping (modern Beijing). Zhu Di was a capable commander against the Mongols. He initially accepted his father's appointment of his eldest brother Zhu Biao and then Zhu Biao's son Zhu Yunwen as crown prince, but when Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne as the Jianwen Emperor and began executing and demoting his powerful uncles, Zhu Di found pretext for rising in rebellion against his nephew. Assisted in large part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han Chinese, Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the short-lived Shun dynasty), numerous rump state, rump regimes ruled by remnants of the House of Zhu, Ming imperial family—collectively called the Southern Ming—survived until 1662. The Ming dynasty's founder, the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368–1398), attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid, immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty: the empire's standing army exceeded one million troops and the naval history of China, navy's dockyards in Nanjin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qiu Fu
Qiu may refer to: *Qiū (surname), Chinese surnames *Qiú (surname), Chinese surnames *Qiu County, in Hebei, China *Kǒng Qiū (), better known as Confucius *''Qiu!'', a 2005 album by the ambient post-rock band Windsor Airlift {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1359 Births
Year 1359 (Roman numerals, MCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * May 25 – The Estates General (France), French States-General repudiates the terms of the Second Treaty of London, signed earlier in the year between Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of France, France. * June 21 – Upon the death of Eric XII of Sweden, Erik Magnusson, his claims to the Sweden, Swedish throne die with him, and power is restored undivided to his father, King Magnus IV of Sweden, Magnus. * July 4 – Francesco II Ordelaffi surrenders to the Papal commander, Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz, Gil de Albornoz. * August – Qulpa becomes Khan of the Blue Horde after the death of Berdi Beg. * August 23 – Ismail II of Granada, Ismail II overthrows his uncle, Muhammad V of Granada, Muhammed V, as Sultan of Granada (in modern-day Spain). * September – Margaret, Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
