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Zhu Shouqian

Type Figure Region China Time 1364 Also known as Prince of Zhou

Zhu Shouqian (c. 1361–1392), nephew of Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang, from Haozhou, was the son of Zhu Yuanzhang's elder brother Zhu Xinglong (Prince of…

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  1. 1364Yingtian Prefecture · JiangnanBorn in Yingtian Prefecture, when Zhu Yuanzhang was styling himself Prince of Wu with growing power. Zhu Shouqian was the son of Zhu Yuanzhang's elder brother Zhu Xinglong (Prince of Nanchang), a close branch of the founding imperial clan.
  2. 1365–1369Yingtian Prefecture · JiangnanBetween 1365 and 1369 Zhu Yuanzhang destroyed Zhang Shicheng, proclaimed emperor, and founded the Ming; Zhu Shouqian grew up in the Yingtian palace as a member of the early Ming imperial family, not yet involved in politics.
  3. 1370Kaifeng Prefecture · HenanIn 1370 the Hongwu Emperor enfeoffed the various princes; Zhu Shouqian was granted the title Prince of Jingjiang and took up his fief at Guilin, becoming the only early Ming feudal prince enfeoffed as a nephew.

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