Zhang Fu (; vi, Trương Phụ; 1375–1449),

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Wenbi (), was a Chinese military general 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 the eldest son of general Zhang Yu, one of Zhu Di's (later

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) 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, born 1336) 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 a milit ...

, 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". The Vietnam was annexed by China again and renamed to Jiaozhi province ( vi, Giao Chỉ). 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, who later became the founder of Lê dynasty.'' 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 Grand Preceptor and trusted by the

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

Taizong Shilu The ''Ming Shilu'' () contains the imperial annals of the emperors of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). It is the single largest historical source for the dynasty. According to modern historians, it "plays an extremely important role in the histo ...

'', the imperial annal of Yongle Emperor. In 1426, he put down the rebellion of

Zhu Gaoxu Zhu Gaoxu (; 30 December 1380 – 6 October 1426), the Prince of Gaoyang (高陽王, created 1395), later the Prince of Han (漢王, created 1404), was the second son of the Yongle Emperor and Empress Renxiaowen. Zhu Gaoxu fought with his elder b ...

. After the Zhengtong Emperor ascended the throne, he served as one of regents together with Jian Yi (),

Xia Yuanji Xia Yuanji (; 1366–1430) was a Ming dynasty government minister. He was born in Xiangyin County, Hunan Province, which was then part of Huguang Province. His ancestral home was Dexing, Jiangxi. Xia read the ''Classic of Poetry'' and became a Xi ...

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(), Yang Rong () and Yang Pu (). He was killed in the

Tumu Crisis The Crisis of the Tumu Fortress (), also known as the Tumu Crisis (; mn, Тумугийн тулалдаан), or the Jisi Incident (), was a frontier conflict between the Northern Yuan and Ming dynasties. The Oirat ruler of the Northern Yuan, ...

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.''

History of Ming The ''History of Ming'' or the ''Ming History'' (''Míng Shǐ'') is one of the official Chinese historical works known as the ''Twenty-Four Histories''. It consists of 332 volumes and covers the history of the Ming dynasty from 1368 to 1644. It ...

'', vol. 154

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{{reflist 1375 births 1449 deaths Chinese military personnel killed in action Ming dynasty generals People from Kaifeng