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Accession of the Longqing Emperor

Type Event Region China Time 1567

On 23 January 1567 the Ming Shizong (Jiajing Emperor) died; his son Zhu Zaiqiu, Prince of Yu, took the throne, adopting the era name Longqing.

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  1. 1567Forbidden City, Beijing · BeijingMing Shizong Zhu Houcong died at the Western Garden after a 45-year reign. Grand Secretaries including Xu Jie, acting on the imperial edict, welcomed Prince of Yu Zhu Zaiqiu into the palace to take the throne, ending the Jiajing era's long neglect of governance and alchemist politics.
  2. 1567Beijing · BeijingZhu Zaiqiu changed the era name to Longqing, released officials convicted for speaking out, abolished some Daoist ritual and alchemist policies, recalled Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others, and began adjusting frontier defense and finances, laying the foundation for subsequent reforms.

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