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Chang Mao

Type Figure Region China Time c. 1350–1390 Also known as Duke of Zheng

Chang Mao, son of founding general Chang Yuchun, inherited the title Duke of Zheng and garrisoned Guangxi in the early Hongwu era;…

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  1. 1369–1378Guilin · GuangxiChang Mao inherited the title Duke of Zheng through his father Chang Yuchun's merit and was ordered to garrison Guangxi, responsible for pacifying local forces and rectifying the guards, an important meritocratic general in early Ming operations in Lingnan.
  2. 1379Longzhou · GuangxiIn 1379, Chang Mao was ordered by the founding emperor to be stripped of the title Duke of Zheng and exiled to Longzhou for mishandling the surrendered general Zhao Zongshou, who escaped; this marked a turning point in his political and military career.
  3. 1381–1390Longzhou · GuangxiFrom 1381 to 1390, Chang Mao lived on the Longzhou frontier, stripped of real military and political power, spending the rest of his life as a guilty official, reflecting the Hongwu court's harsh treatment of erring children of meritocrats.

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