Chang Sheng

Timeline

1. 1369–1370Huaiyuan, Fengyang Prefecture (present-day Huaiyuan, Anhui) · AnhuiAfter Chang Yuchun died in battle in the second year of Hongwu, his eldest son Chang Mao inherited the title Duke of Zheng in the great fief-granting of 1370. Chang Sheng, as Chang Yuchun's second son, grew up among the founding meritocrat clans of the early Ming and took part in military training.
2. 1371–1380Yingtian Prefecture (Nanjing) · JiangsuIn the 1370s, Chang Sheng, as brother of Duke of Zheng Chang Mao, served and trained in the early Ming military, participating in Hongwu-era military affairs. During this period the Ming court continued northern and western campaigns, and the Chang clan remained among the founding meritocrats.
3. 1388–1403Lin'an, Yunnan (present-day Jianshui, Yunnan) · YunnanAfter Chang Mao was stripped of his title in the 21st year of Hongwu, Chang Sheng was enfeoffed as Duke of Kaiguo. During the Jianwen era he received honors as an imperial in-law because his sister Consort Chang was the crown princess. He resisted the Yan forces in the Jingnan Campaign; after defeat he was settled in Lin'an, Yunnan, in the fourth year of Jianwen, dying around 1403, and his son Chang Jizu was also banished.