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Zhu Di

Type Figure Region China Time 1360–1424 Also known as Ming Chengzu、Yongle Emperor、Prince of Yan

Zhu Di (1360–1424), fourth son of Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang, first enfeoffed as Prince of Yan at Beiping;…

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  1. 1360–1370Yingtian Prefecture (Nanjing) · JiangsuZhu Di was Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son, growing up in Yingtian in his youth and receiving military and classical education. In 1370 he was enfeoffed along with the other imperial princes as Prince of Yan.
  2. 1371–1399Beiping (Beijing) · North ChinaAround 1371 Zhu Di took up residence at Beiping, responsible for northern defense. During Hongwu he repeatedly led armies beyond the Great Wall against Mongol remnants, earning outstanding military merit and becoming one of the most powerful vassal princes. From the 1370s to 1380s he continuously consolidated the Yan lands, forming with Crown Prince Zhu Biao the early Ming pattern of coexisting heir and vassal prince.

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