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Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Ming (明太祖), personal name Zhu Yuanzhang (朱元璋; Chu Yüan-chang), courtesy name Guorui (國瑞; 国瑞), was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1368 to 1398.
Jun 20, 2024 · Hongwu was the Chinese emperor (reigned 1368–98) who founded the Ming dynasty that ruled China for nearly 300 years. During his reign, the Hongwu emperor instituted military, administrative, and educational reforms that centred power in the emperor. The future Hongwu emperor was born in 1328 as Zhu.
Feb 13, 2019 · The Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368-1398 CE) was the founder of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 CE) which took over from the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1276-1368 CE) as the rulers of China. Born a peasant with the name Zhu Yuanzhang, the future emperor led a rebel group called the Red Turbans and seized the Yuan capital of Nanjing.
The Hongwu Emperor (September 21, 1328 – June 24, 1398), personal name Zhu Yuanzhang (Chu Yüan-chang, posthumous name ("shih"), Kao-ti, temple name (ming), T'ai Tsu) was the founder and first emperor (1368–1398) of the Míng Dynasty that ruled China for nearly three hundred years.
Hongwu (Chinese: 洪武; pinyin: Hóngwǔ; Wade–Giles: Hung-wu; lit. 'vastly martial'; 23 January 1368 – 5 February 1399) was the era name (nianhao) of the Hongwu Emperor (reigned 1368–1398), the Chinese emperor who founded the Ming dynasty that ruled China from 1368 to 1644. It was also the first era name of the Ming.
Hongwu emperor, or Hung-wu emperor orig. Zhu Yuanzhang, (born Oct. 21, 1328, Haozhou, China—died June 24, 1398), Founder of China’s Ming dynasty. A poor peasant orphaned at 16, he entered a monastery to avoid starvation.
Hongwu. Zhu Yuanzhang (born: 1328, ruled 1368-1398), the man who led the rebellion that toppled the Mongols, created the Ming Dynasty and became its first emperor at the age of 40. He established the Chinese capital in the southern city of Nanking.
