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Tang He

Type Figure Region China Time 1327–1395 Also known as Tang Dingchen、Duke of Xin

Tang He (1327–1395), courtesy name Dingchen, was a founding general of the Ming dynasty who urged Zhu Yuanzhang to raise an army and later oversaw co…

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  1. 1353–1356Zhongli, Haozhou · Fengyang CountyA fellow townsman of Xu Da, Tang He was among the first to write to Zhu Yuanzhang urging him to take up arms, and one of the earliest generals to follow him, participating in the capture of Chuzhou and Hezhou and laying the foundation of the founding cohort.
  2. 1356–1370Jiqing Circuit · Nanjing CityTang He took part in the crossing of the Yangtze to pacify Jiangnan and the destruction of Zhang Shicheng, and joined the northern expedition, winning repeated merits in the Ming founding wars as one of the founding heroes.
  3. 1371–1380Taizhou · Taizhou CityDuring the Hongwu era Tang He was ordered to supervise the construction of coastal garrisons and fortifications, directing southeastern coastal defense and remaining active in military and defensive works into the late 1370s, playing an important role in resisting wokou pirates and stabilizing the southeast coast.
  4. 1381–1395Yingtian Prefecture · Nanjing CityIn his later years Tang He voluntarily returned his military command and retired to Yingtian Prefecture, where Zhu Yuanzhang bestowed a residence and generous treatment. He died in the 28th year of Hongwu and was posthumously enfeoffed as Duke of Ning, one of the few founding heroes of the early Ming to die a natural death without falling under suspicion.

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