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Zhenjin

Type Figure Region Yuan capital Dadu Time 1243–1285 Also known as Crown Prince Mingxiao、Crown Prince Zhenjin

Zhenjin (1243–1285), eldest legitimate son of Kublai Khan and Chabi, was the first crown prince of the Yuan dynasty.…

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  1. 1243–1270Kaiping · Inner MongoliaZhenjin received a Han-Confucian education from youth and was made crown prince in 1261, presiding over the Eastern Palace, recruiting Confucian officials such as Yao Sui and Yu Ji, and advocating rule by Confucian principles and administrative reform.
  2. 1271–1280Dadu · North ChinaAfter the Yuan dynasty's establishment, Zhenjin took part in military and civil affairs as heir, supporting reforms by Confucian officials like Xu Heng, playing a mediating role in the war against Song and internal administration, and earning the hopes of many Han scholars.
  3. 1281–1285Dadu · North ChinaIn his later years Zhenjin clashed with Chancellor Sangha, fell ill from anxiety and fear, and died in the Eastern Palace in 1285. Kublai was grief-stricken, posthumously titled him Crown Prince Mingxiao, and buried him at Qiniangu.

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