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Zhu Chun

Type Figure Region China Time 1371–1423 Also known as Prince Xian of Shu、Prince of Shu Zhu Chun

Zhu Chun (4 April 1371 – 22 March 1423), eleventh son of Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang, was enfeoffed Prince of Shu in 1378 and took up his fief at Chen…

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  1. 1371–1378Yingtian Prefecture (Nanjing) · JiangsuZhu Chun was born on the eighteenth day of the third month of Hongwu 4 (4 April 1371), his mother being Consort Guo (daughter of Guo Zixing, Prince of Chuyang), not Consort Shuo. On the first day of the first month of Hongwu 11 (1378) he was enfeoffed along with the other princes as Prince of Shu, though he had not yet taken up his fief.
  2. 1390–1423Chengdu Prefecture · SichuanHe took up his fief at Chengdu on the first day of the first month of Hongwu 23 (1390). Fond of classics and histories, he recruited Fang Xiaoru as tutor to his heir apparent. He died on the eleventh day of the second month of Yongle 21 (22 March 1423), posthumously titled Xian; his grandson Zhu Youyu, Prince Jing, succeeded him.

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