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Volume 105 Tables 6: Ministers With Outstanding Service 1

Chapter 105 of 明史 · History of Ming
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Since ancient times, whenever an emperor accepted Heaven's mandate, he mobilized the collective strength of his followers to win the empire. Once the empire was secure, rulers weighed merit and rewarded service, ennobling their supporters. Men who had seized their chance beside the throne, risen from the ranks, and received fiefs and insignia—even their descendants—were treated with extraordinary generosity. From the Tang and Song dynasties onward, the practice diverged somewhat from earlier custom. Fang Xuanling and Qiao Songzhou, wielding great influence, were the first to decline perpetual enfeoffments—so the lines of Ying and Wei sank to the level of commoners. Under the Song, ennoblement chiefly bestowed hollow titles: forebears and sons alike received nominal territorial designations, but without formal hereditary succession—nothing like the old custom of passing a house from generation to generation. When the Ming founder established his dynasty, he boldly revived ancient practice. Veteran commanders and chief advisors alike received titles in life and hereditary fiefs after death; patent estates were granted to more than a hundred families. By the dynasty's late years, factional prosecutions swept the court. Massive purges left scarcely thirty or forty percent of these houses standing. Yet reading the inscriptions on the iron merit tablet—the warnings inscribed there—shows that the sworn oaths of old were never meant to end this way. Their lofty peril and overflowing fortune were largely of their own making. When Emperor Chenghua discounted the labors of the "Pacifying Difficulties" faction and Emperor Yingzong heaped honors on the "Recovering the Throne" party—men who had aided enthronement but ranked as secondary founders—how can they be named in the same breath as the dynastic founders? Midway through Emperor Jiajing's reign, the court reopened the old archives and revived the ritual of restoring extinct noble lines. Descendants of the E, Cao, Wei, and Xin houses were reinstated as full marquises, their genealogies continued, and the realm responded with widespread approval. Though the Song, Ying, Han, and Mu lines were eventually wiped out, the other men whose loyalty was recorded in the ledgers of merit passed down ermine ranks and court insignia through generation after generation. They kept their stipends, commanded the palace guard and capital armies, garrisoned the secondary capital, oversaw grain transport, and held the empire's weightiest provincial posts, rising to the highest ranks. Their clans enjoyed ceremonial honors unknown to the Han practice of stripping titles for insufficient tribute. In many respects they outdid the hereditary nobility of the Western Han. I now compile a table of meritorious ministers from the succession dates recorded in the Veritable Records, to accompany the annals and biographies. Where records conflict, are incomplete, or cannot be verified, I leave the entry blank, in keeping with the historian's right to omit what cannot be known.
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Duke of Wei, Xu Da: In the ninth month of the Wu era, he was made Duke of Xin for conquering Wu. At the great enfeoffment of Hongwu 3 he was raised to Duke of Wei with a stipend of five thousand piculs and hereditary succession. He died in the second month of Hongwu 18 and was posthumously created Prince of Zhongshan with the temple name Wuning. Xu Da had originally ranked second among the ennobled; after Li Shanzhang's fall he moved to first place.Huizu inherited the title in the tenth month of Hongwu 21 and commanded the Central Military Commission. Early in the Jianwen reign he was made Grand Mentor of the Heir Apparent. When the Yongle Emperor took the throne, his rank was revoked. He died in Yongle 5.Qin inherited in the seventh month of Yongle 5. In the first month of Yongle 19 his title was revoked, but in the tenth month of Yongle 22 it was restored. He died that same winter.Xianzong succeeded in the third month of Hongxi 1 and died in Zhengtong 13. Chengzong inherited that summer, commanded the Forward Commission, and died in the twelfth month of Tianshun 7.Fu inherited in Chenghua 1, defended Nanjing in Hongzhi 9, and was made Grand Tutor of the Heir Apparent in the seventh month of Zhengde 5. He died in the seventh month of Zhengde 12 and was posthumously named Zhuangjing.Pengju inherited in the eleventh month of Zhengde 13, defending Nanjing while serving on the Central Military Commission. In Jiajing 4 he became Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent and headed that commission. He again defended Nanjing in the fourth month of Jiajing 17 and died in the second month of Longqing 5.Bangrui inherited in the fourth month of Longqing 6, served as secretary of the Nanjing Central Commission in Wanli 2, and died in Wanli 17.Weizhi (also recorded as Jizhi) inherited in the ninth month of Wanli 17. In the first month of Wanli 19 he jointly defended Nanjing while heading the Rear Commission, and died in the eighth month of Wanli 21.Hongji inherited in the seventh month of Wanli 23 and served on the Nanjing military commissions. In Wanli 35 he jointly defended Nanjing and headed the Rear Commission; in Wanli 37 he took charge of the Yangtze fleet. Illness forced his resignation in Tianqi 1, though he received the rank of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent. He returned to defend Nanjing in Chongzhen 14 as Grand Tutor and was posthumously named Zhuangwu.Wenjue inherited the title in the final years of Chongzhen.
Duke of E, Chang Yuchun: Enfeoffed in the ninth month of the Wu era. He died on campaign in the seventh month of Hongwu 2 and was posthumously created Prince of Kaiping with the temple name Zhongwu.Mao ranked third at the great enfeoffment of Hongwu 3, becoming Duke of Zheng with three thousand piculs and hereditary succession. Convicted in the ninth month of Hongwu 20, he was exiled to Longzhou and died in Hongwu 24. Sheng was re-titled Duke of Kai in Hongwu 21, made Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent, and died early in the Yongle reign.Jizu was resettled in Yunnan in Yongle 1.NingFu received the hereditary post of commander of the Nanjing Embroidered Uniform Guard in Hongzhi 5.JingFengMarquis of Huaiyuan, Xuanzhen: Re-enfeoffed in the fourth month of Jiajing 11 with a hereditary stipend of one thousand piculs. He headed the Nanjing Rear Commission in Jiajing 14 and died in Jiajing 28.Wenji (also Wenqing) inherited in the tenth month of Jiajing 28, headed the Nanjing Forward Commission in Jiajing 34, served on the Central Commission in Longqing 2, and died in Wanli 8.Yinxu inherited in the eighth month of Wanli 9 and repeatedly commanded Nanjing military offices. He became Grand Preceptor of the Heir Apparent in the tenth month of Chongzhen 3 and died in the fifth month of Chongzhen 13.MingliangYanling inherited the title in the final years of Chongzhen.
Duke of Han, Li Shanzhang: Made Duke of Xuan in the ninth month of the Wu era and ranked first at the great enfeoffment of Hongwu 3 as Duke of Han with four thousand piculs and hereditary succession. Executed for ties to Hu Weiyong's faction in the fifth month of Hongwu 23, his line was extinguished. In the seventh month of Chongzhen 2, a descendant named Shixuan presented an alleged handwritten edict of the founder containing a prophecy of return after "two hundred and sixty springs." Grand Secretary Han Kuang denounced the document as a forgery; Shixuan was condemned to death but later released.
Duke of Cao, Li Wenzhong: Fourth at the great enfeoffment of Hongwu 3, with three thousand piculs and hereditary rank. Reprimanded and died in the third month of Hongwu 17; posthumously created Prince of Qiyang with the temple name Wujing.Jinglong inherited in the fourth month of Hongwu 19. Under the Jianwen Emperor he led the campaign against the Prince of Yan as commander-in-chief. When the Yongle Emperor took the throne, his stipend was raised by one thousand piculs for defecting to the new regime. In Yongle 2 his title was revoked and he was placed under house arrest.Xuan received the hereditary post of commander of the Nanjing Embroidered Uniform Guard in Hongzhi 5.Lian Yi inherited in Jiajing 13, served as secretary of the Nanjing military commissions, and died in Jiajing 15.Marquis of Linhuai, Xing: Re-enfeoffed in the fourth month of Jiajing 11 with a hereditary stipend of one thousand piculs. He died in the intercalary second month of Jiajing 13 without an heir, and his uncle Yi succeeded. Tingzhu inherited in the twelfth month of Jiajing 15, garrisoned Huguang in Jiajing 18, and in Jiajing 28 took charge of the Yangtze fleet while repeatedly commanding Nanjing military offices. He defended Nanjing in Longqing 5 and died in Wanli 3.Yangong inherited in the tenth month of Wanli 3. In Wanli 4 he served on the Central Commission and became Junior Tutor. He supervised the capital armies from the second month of Wanli 14, was made Junior Guardian in the seventh month of Wanli 20, and died in Wanli 27.Zongcheng was condemned to death for abandoning his mission to Korea and was barred from inheriting the title.Bangzhen inherited in the fourth month of Wanli 38, commanded the Forward Barracks of the Capital Garrison in the twelfth month of Wanli 40, and died in Tianqi 2.Hongji was sent to perform a ritual sacrifice on behalf of the court as Marquis of Linhuai in the seventh month of Chongzhen 12; no further record survives.
Duke of Song, Feng Sheng: Fifth at the great enfeoffment of Hongwu 3, with three thousand piculs and hereditary rank. He was ordered to take his own life in the second month of Hongwu 28, and his line ended.
Duke of Wei, Deng Yu: Sixth at the great enfeoffment of Hongwu 3, with three thousand piculs and hereditary succession. He died in the eleventh month of Hongwu 10 and was posthumously created Prince of Ninghe with the temple name Wushun.Zhen inherited in the third month of Hongwu 13 and was re-titled Duke of Shen. He was executed for ties to Li Shanzhang's faction.Yuan, son of Zhen's younger brother Ming, succeeded to the line after Zhen.TingBing received the hereditary post of commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in Hongzhi 5.Marquis of Dingyuan, Jikun: Re-enfeoffed in the fourth month of Jiajing 11 with a hereditary stipend of one thousand piculs. He headed the Rear Commission in the sixth month of Jiajing 15 and died in Jiajing 35.Zuxi inherited in the third month of Jiajing 36 and died in the fourth month of Jiajing 38.Shidong inherited in the third month of Longqing 6, commanded the Red-Helmet Guards in the fourth month of Wanli 2, served as secretary of the Rear Commission in Wanli 4, and died in Wanli 16.Shaoyu (also Yuanyu) inherited in the twelfth month of Wanli 25, served as secretary of the Nanjing military commissions, and died in Tianqi 7.Wenming inherited in the second month of Chongzhen 1. When the capital fell in the third month of Chongzhen 17, he was killed by the rebels.
Duke of Xin, Tang He: Seventh at the great enfeoffment of Hongwu 3 as Marquis of Zhongshan with fifteen hundred piculs. His stipend was raised by one thousand piculs in the eighth month of Hongwu 7; in the first month of Hongwu 11 he was advanced to Duke of Xin with three thousand piculs and hereditary succession. He died in the eighth month of Hongwu 28 and was posthumously created Prince of Dong'ou with the temple name Xiangwu.Ding died young and was posthumously created Heir of Xin.ShengWenyuLunMarquis of Lingbi, Shaozong: Received the hereditary post of commander of the Nanjing Embroidered Uniform Guard in Hongzhi 5. Re-enfeoffed as Marquis of Lingbi in the fourth month of Jiajing 11 with a hereditary stipend of one thousand piculs.Youxian inherited in the seventh month of Jiajing 14 and repeatedly held posts on the Nanjing military commissions. He died in the eighth month of Jiajing 29.Shilong inherited in the tenth month of Jiajing 39. During the Longqing reign he jointly defended Nanjing, headed the Rear Commission, then oversaw grain transport, rising to Junior Guardian. He died in Wanli 14 and was posthumously named Ximin.Zhigao inherited in the second month of Wanli 15 and headed the Forward Commission. He died in the ninth month of Wanli 35.Guozuo inherited in the eighth month of Wanli 40 and was made Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent in the ninth month of Chongzhen 3. Guoxiang.Wenqiong: The succession dates of the two preceding generations are unknown. During the Chongzhen reign both men were sent to perform ritual sacrifices on behalf of the court as marquises.
Marquis of Yan'an, Tang Shengzong: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking eighth with the same stipend as the preceding entries. His stipend was raised by one thousand piculs in the eighth month of Hongwu 7, but he soon lost his title for an offense and only later had it restored. Executed for ties to Hu Weiyong's faction in Hongwu 23, his line ended.
Marquis of Ji'an, Lu Zhongheng: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking ninth. His stipend was raised in the eighth month of Hongwu 7; he and Tang Shengzong alike lost their titles and later had them restored. Executed in Hongwu 23 for factional ties, his line was extinguished.
Marquis of Jiangxia, Zhou Dexing: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking tenth. His stipend was raised in the eighth month of Hongwu 7. Executed for a crime in the eighth month of Hongwu 25, his line ended.
Marquis of Huai'an, Hua Yunlong: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking eleventh. Summoned back from Beiping in the sixth month of Hongwu 7, he died en route.Zhong inherited in the eleventh month of Hongwu 9. Demoted and died for an offense; afterward he was posthumously implicated in Hu Weiyong's faction and the line was extinguished.
Marquis of Jining, Gu Shi: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking twelfth. His stipend was raised in the eighth month of Hongwu 7. He died in the eleventh month of Hongwu 12 and was posthumously created Duke of Teng with the temple name Xiangjing.Jing inherited in Hongwu 12; the line was later extinguished.
Marquis of Changxing, Geng Bingwen: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking thirteenth. His stipend was raised in the eighth month of Hongwu 7. Under suspicion in Yongle 2, he took his own life and the line ended.
Marquis of Linjiang, Chen De: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking fourteenth. His stipend was raised in the eighth month of Hongwu 7. He died in the eleventh month of Hongwu 11 and was posthumously created a state duke (name lost in the source) with the temple name Dingxiang.Yong inherited in the fifth month of Hongwu 14. He died on campaign against Nahachu in the sixth month of Hongwu 20 and was afterward implicated in Hu Weiyong's faction; the line was extinguished.
Marquis of Gongchang, Guo Xing (also Zixing): Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking fifteenth. His stipend was raised in the eighth month of Hongwu 7. He died in the eleventh month of Hongwu 17 and was posthumously created Duke of Shaan with the temple name Xuanwu.Zhen inherited in the tenth month of Hongwu 22 but was implicated in Hu Weiyong's faction and the line ended.
Marquis of Lu'an, Wang Zhi: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking sixteenth with nine hundred piculs. His stipend was raised to twenty-five hundred piculs in the eighth month of Hongwu 7. He died in the eighth month of Hongwu 19 and was posthumously created Duke of Xu with the temple name Xiangjian.Wei inherited in the tenth month of Hongwu 22. Demoted to commandant for an offense in Hongwu 23, he died and was posthumously implicated in Hu Weiyong's faction; the line ended.
Marquis of Xingyang, Zheng Yuchun: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking seventeenth with the same stipend and increases as Wang Zhi. Executed for ties to Hu Weiyong's faction in Hongwu 23, his line ended.
Marquis of Pingliang, Fei Ju: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking eighteenth with fifteen hundred piculs. His stipend was raised by one thousand piculs in the eighth month of Hongwu 7.
Marquis of Jiangyin, Wu Liang: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking nineteenth with fifteen hundred piculs. His stipend was raised in the eighth month of Hongwu 7. He died in the eleventh month of Hongwu 14 and was posthumously created Duke of Jiang with the temple name Xianglie.Gao inherited in the fifth month of Hongwu 17. Banished to Guangxi for an offense in Hongwu 28, he was later recalled. Under Jianwen he was exiled again after slander. The Yongle Emperor summoned him to defend Datong. Dismissed for a crime in the tenth month of Yongle 12, he died and the line ended.
Marquis of Jinghai, Wu Zhen: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking twentieth with the same stipend as Wu Liang. He died in Hongwu 12 and was posthumously created Duke of Hai with the temple name Xiangyi.Zhong inherited in the fifth month of Hongwu 17. In Hongwu 23 he was posthumously implicated in Hu Weiyong's faction through Wu Zhen and executed; the line ended.
Marquis of Nanxiong, Zhao Yong: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking twenty-first. Executed for ties to Hu Weiyong's faction in Hongwu 23; his line ended.
Marquis of Deqing, Liao Yongzhong: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking twenty-second. He died in the third month of Hongwu 8.Quan inherited in the fourth month of Hongwu 13 and died in the fourth month of Hongwu 17.
Marquis of Nan'an, Yu Tongyuan: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking twenty-third. He died in the third month of Hongwu 22; when the Hu faction case erupted the next year, he escaped prosecution because he was dead, but his line ended.
Marquis of Guangde, Hua Gao: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking twenty-fourth with six hundred piculs. He died in the fourth month of Hongwu 4 and was posthumously created Duke of Chao with the temple name Wuzhuang. Having no heir, the line ended.
Marquis of Yingyang, Yang Jing: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking twenty-fifth with fifteen hundred piculs. His stipend was raised in Hongwu 7. He died in the eighth month of Hongwu 15 and was posthumously created Duke of Rui with the temple name Wuxin.Tong inherited in the eleventh month of Hongwu 17. Demoted to commandant in Hongwu 20, he was posthumously implicated in Hu Weiyong's faction through Yang Jing and the line ended.
Duke of Qi, Kang Maocai: Died on campaign in the eighth month of Hongwu 3 and was posthumously created Duke of Qi with the temple name Wukang.Duo was enfeoffed as Marquis of Qichun in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking twenty-sixth. He died in the seventh month of Hongwu 15 and was granted the posthumous rank of Duke of Qi with the temple name Zhongmin. His young son Yuan was favored by the court but later died under reprimand and the line ended.
Marquis of Yongjia, Zhu Liangzu: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking twenty-seventh. Executed for a crime in the ninth month of Hongwu 13; his line ended.
Duke of Ying, Fu Youde: Made Marquis of Yingchuan in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking twenty-eighth. Advanced to Duke of Ying in the fourth month of Hongwu 17 with three thousand piculs and hereditary rank. Ordered to take his own life in the eleventh month of Hongwu 27; his line ended.
Marquis of Linchuan, Hu Mei: Made Marquis of Yuzhang in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking twenty-ninth. Re-titled Marquis of Linchuan in the fourth month of Hongwu 13. Granted death for an offense in Hongwu 17; his line ended.
Marquis of Dongping, Han Zheng: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking thirtieth. He died in the second month of Hongwu 11 and was posthumously created Duke of Yun.Xun inherited in the eleventh month of Hongwu 19. Executed for ties to Lan Yu's faction in Hongwu 26; his line ended.
Marquis of Yichun, Huang Bin: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking thirty-first. Executed for ties to Hu Weiyong's faction in Hongwu 23; his line ended.
Marquis of Xuanning, Cao Liangchen: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking thirty-second. Killed in battle in the sixth month of Hongwu 5. Posthumously created Duke of An in the tenth month of Hongwu 23 with the temple name Zhongzhuang.Tai inherited in the fifth month of Hongwu 6. His stipend was raised to twenty-five hundred piculs in the eighth month of Hongwu 7. Executed for ties to Lan Yu's faction in Hongwu 26; his line ended.
Marquis of Runan, Mei Sizu: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking thirty-third. He died in the tenth month of Hongwu 15 and was afterward implicated in Hu Weiyong's faction; the line ended.
Marquis of Henan, Lu Ju: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3, ranking thirty-fourth. Later executed for ties to Hu Weiyong's faction; his line ended.
Earl of Zhongqin, Wang Guangyang: Enfeoffed as a civil minister in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3 with three hundred sixty piculs. His stipend rose to nineteen hundred piculs in the eighth month of Hongwu 7. He died after demotion in Hongwu 12.
Earl of Chengyi, Liu Ji: Made earl in the eleventh month of Hongwu 3 with two hundred forty piculs. He died in the fourth month of Hongwu 8. Hereditary succession was granted in Hongwu 23. Posthumously made Grand Preceptor in the twelfth month of Zhengde 8 with the temple name Wencheng.LianZhi inherited in the third month of Hongwu 24 with his stipend raised to five hundred piculs. Banished to frontier service in Hongwu 25, he was later pardoned and recalled, and died during the Yongle reign.FaGuiTanLu received the hereditary post of Doctor of the Five Classics in Jingtai 3.Yu was appointed commandant of Chuzhou Guard by edict in Hongzhi 13. Re-enfeoffed as Earl of Chengyi in the sixth month of Jiajing 11 with seven hundred piculs. He served on the Central Military Commission in Jiajing 12, headed the Nanjing Forward Commission in Jiajing 13, supervised the Yangtze fleet in Jiajing 15, and died in the seventh month of Jiajing 20.Shiyan inherited in the second month of Jiajing 28 and repeatedly commanded Nanjing military offices before being dismissed. Restored in Longqing 2. Condemned to death for a crime in Wanli 34.Jinchen inherited in the fifth month of Wanli 36 and headed the Nanjing Right Commission in Tianqi 1.Kongzhao inherited in the seventh month of Tianqi 3, served on the Right Commission in Tianqi 6, rose to Junior Guardian during Chongzhen, and in Chongzhen 11 headed the Nanjing Right Commission while supervising the Yangtze fleet and river defenses.
Marquis of Yongcheng, Xue Xian: Enfeoffed in the twelfth month of Hongwu 3. Exiled to Hainan for a crime, he was later recalled with a stipend of fifteen hundred piculs. He died on campaign in the ninth month of Hongwu 20 and was posthumously created Duke of Yong with the temple name Huanxiang. Having no heir, the line was later implicated in Hu Weiyong's faction and ended.
Marquis of Xiping, Mu Ying: Enfeoffed in the tenth month of Hongwu 10 with twenty-five hundred piculs and hereditary succession. He died in Yunnan in the sixth month of Hongwu 25 and was posthumously created Prince of Qianning with the temple name Zhaojing.Chun inherited in the tenth month of Hongwu 25 and garrisoned Yunnan until his death in Hongwu 31; he was posthumously named Huixiang. Ang was granted Marquis of Dingbian during Jingtai. Sheng inherited the marquisate in Hongwu 31, was advanced to Duke of Qian in Yongle 6 for the Annam campaign with three thousand piculs and hereditary rank while holding Yunnan, became Grand Tutor under Emperor Renzong with double salary, and died in the third month of Zhengtong 4; he was posthumously created Prince of Dingyuan with the temple name Zhongjing.Bin inherited in Zhengtong 5 and died in the tenth month of Jingtai 1; he was posthumously named Rongkang.Cong inherited in the eighth month of Chenghua 1, became Grand Tutor of the Heir Apparent in Chenghua 19, and died in the ninth month of Hongzhi 9; he was posthumously named Wuxi and left no heir.ChengKun, son of Cheng, inherited in the tenth month of Hongzhi 10, became Grand Tutor of the Heir Apparent in Zhengde 7, and died in the sixth month of Zhengde 14; he was posthumously made Grand Preceptor with the temple name Zhuangxiang.Shaoxun inherited in the second month of Zhengde 16, became Grand Tutor of the Heir Apparent in Jiajing 7, and died in Jiajing 15; he was granted Grand Preceptor with the temple name Minjing.Chaofu inherited in the twelfth month of Jiajing 15, became Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent, and died in the sixth month of Jiajing 26; he was posthumously named Gongxi. Chaobi inherited in the third month of Jiajing 33 but lost his title and was condemned to death in Longqing 4.Rong inherited in the intercalary ninth month of Jiajing 26 and died in Jiajing 28. Gong inherited that autumn but died young, and his uncle Chaobi succeeded. Changzuo inherited in Longqing 5, became Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent in Wanli 12, resigned in favor of his son Rui in Wanli 23, regained the title when Rui was dismissed in Wanli 37, and died in Tianqi 5.Rui inherited in Wanli 23 and died in prison in the ninth month of Wanli 37.Qiyuan inherited in the third month of Tianqi 5 and died in the sixth month of Chongzhen 1.Tianbo inherited in the twelfth month of Chongzhen 1 and became Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent in the eighth month of Chongzhen 7. After the dynasty's fall he followed the Southern Ming court into Burma and perished there.
Marquis of Anqing, Qiu Cheng: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 12 with two thousand piculs and hereditary commandant rank. Made hereditary marquis with an added five hundred piculs in the fourth month of Hongwu 17. He died in the seventh month of Hongwu 21 and was posthumously created Duke of Wan with the temple name Zhuangxiang.Zheng inherited in the intercalary fourth month of Hongwu 23 but lost the title for an offense.
Duke of Liang, Lan Yu: Made Marquis of Yongchang in the eleventh month of Hongwu 12. Granted hereditary marquisate with added stipend in Hongwu 17, advanced to duke in Hongwu 21. Executed for treason in the second month of Hongwu 26.
Marquis of Yongping, Xie Cheng: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 12 with the same stipend as Qiu Cheng. Died implicated in a case in Hongwu 26.
Marquis of Fengxiang, Zhang Long: Enfeoffed in Hongwu 12. Later granted hereditary rank with an added five hundred piculs. He died in Hongwu 30.Jie inherited during the Jianwen reign; the line ended at the start of Yongle.
Marquis of Anlu, Wu Fu: Enfeoffed in Hongwu 12. He died in the tenth month of Hongwu 16 and was posthumously created Duke of Qian with the temple name Wuyi, an added five hundred piculs, and hereditary succession.Jie inherited in the fourth month of Hongwu 19. Under Jianwen he was demoted to commandant of Nanning Guard and the line ended.
Marquis of Xuande, Jin Chaoxing: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 12. He died in the seventh month of Hongwu 15 and was posthumously created Duke of Yi with the temple name Wuyi the following year. Hereditary rank with added stipend was granted in Hongwu 17.Zhen inherited in the fourth month of Hongwu 19 but the line ended when his father was posthumously implicated in Hu Weiyong's faction.
Marquis of Huaiyuan, Cao Xing: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 12. Executed for ties to Lan Yu's faction in Hongwu 26; his line ended.
Marquis of Jingning, Ye Sheng: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 12. Executed for ties to Hu Weiyong's faction in the eighth month of Hongwu 25.
Marquis of Jingchuan, Cao Zhen: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 12. Executed for ties to Lan Yu's faction in Hongwu 26.
Marquis of Huining, Zhang Wen: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 12. Executed for ties to Lan Yu's faction in Hongwu 26.
Marquis of Xiongwu, Zhou Wu: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 12. He died in the third month of Hongwu 23 and was posthumously created Duke of Ru with the temple name Yongxiang. His son Xing inherited as assistant commandant.
Marquis of Dingyuan, Wang Bi: Enfeoffed in the eleventh month of Hongwu 12. His stipend rose to twenty-five hundred piculs in the fourth month of Hongwu 17. He died in the twelfth month of Hongwu 27.
Marquis of Chongshan, Li Xin: Enfeoffed in the twelfth month of Hongwu 15 with fifteen hundred piculs. Executed for a crime in the ninth month of Hongwu 28.
Marquis of Puding, Chen Huan: Enfeoffed in the fourth month of Hongwu 17 with twenty-five hundred piculs and hereditary rank. Executed for ties to Lan Yu's faction in Hongwu 26; his line ended.
Marquis of Dongchuan, Hu Hai, also called Haiyang: Enfeoffed in the fourth month of Hongwu 17. He died in the seventh month of Hongwu 24 and his son was made commandant.
Marquis of Wuding, Guo Ying, younger brother of Guo Xing: Enfeoffed in the fourth month of Hongwu 17 with twenty-five hundred piculs and hereditary succession. He died in the second month of Yongle 1 and was posthumously created Duke of Ying with the temple name Weixiang.MingXuan inherited in the eleventh month of Yongle 22 and garrisoned Xuanfu in the eighth month of Zhengtong 9. He died in the seventh month of Zhengtong 12; succession was suspended when his sons disputed the inheritance.Chang inherited in the fifth month of Tianshun 3.Liang inherited in the fourth month of Hongzhi 15, took charge of drilling the Xiaoyong Camp in the eleventh month, and died in the sixth month of Zhengde 2.Xun inherited in the third month of Zhengde 3, garrisoned the Two Guangs, and repeatedly held military posts. He drilled the Divine Engine Camp in the eighth month of Zhengde 4. Advanced to Duke of Yiguo and made Grand Preceptor in Jiajing 18 with four hundred piculs added to his stipend. Imprisoned in the ninth month of Jiajing 20; he died in prison the following year.Shouqian inherited in the third month of Jiajing 29, repeatedly commanded military offices, and died in the fourth month of Jiajing 39.Dacheng inherited in the third month of Jiajing 44, drilled the Red-Helmet Guards in the fifth month of Jiajing 45, headed the Nanjing Right Commission in Wanli 4, and died in the sixth month of Wanli 44.Yingqi inherited in the second month of Wanli 45 and died soon after. Yinglin inherited that winter and died in Chongzhen 1.Peimin inherited at the start of Chongzhen, became Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent in the ninth month of Chongzhen 3, and was killed when the capital fell in the third month of Chongzhen 17.
Marquis of Heqing, Zhang Yi: Enfeoffed in the fourth month of Hongwu 17. Executed for ties to Lan Yu's faction in Hongwu 26.
Marquis of Hanghai, Zhang He: Enfeoffed in the tenth month of Hongwu 20 with two thousand piculs and hereditary rank. He died in the eighth month of Hongwu 23 and was posthumously created Duke of En with the temple name Zhuangjian. His son Ting inherited.
Marquis of Zhulu, Zhu Shou: Enfeoffed in the tenth month of Hongwu 20. Executed for ties to Lan Yu's faction in Hongwu 26; his line ended.
Marquis of Haixi, Nahachu: Enfeoffed in the ninth month of the Wu era's twentieth year as a surrendered Yuan general. He died on campaign in the seventh month of the twenty-first year.Chahan inherited in the eighth month of Hongwu 21 and was re-titled Marquis of Shenyang. Executed for ties to Lan Yu's faction in the fourth month of Hongwu 26; his line ended.
Earl of Dongguan, He Zhen: Enfeoffed in the seventh month of Hongwu 20 with fifteen hundred piculs and hereditary rank. He died in the third month of Hongwu 21.Rong inherited in the fourth month of Hongwu 21. Executed for ties to Lan Yu's faction in Hongwu 26; his line ended.
Marquis of Quanning, Sun Ke, son of Sun Xingzu: Enfeoffed in the eighth month of Hongwu 21 with two thousand piculs and hereditary rank. Executed for ties to Lan Yu's faction; his line ended.
Duke of Lelang, Pu Ying: Killed in battle at Jinshan in the intercalary sixth month of Hongwu 20. Posthumously made Marquis of Jinshan with the temple name Zhongxiang, then advanced to duke in the seventh month of Hongwu 21.Yu was enfeoffed as Marquis of Xiliang in the ninth month of Hongwu 21 with twenty-five hundred piculs and hereditary rank. In Hongwu 26 he was posthumously implicated in Pu Ying's and Lan Yu's factions, exiled, and the line ended.
Earl of Huixian, Sang Jing, son of Shi Jie: Enfeoffed in the ninth month of Hongwu 23 with seventeen hundred piculs and hereditary rank. Later executed for ties to Lan Yu's faction; his line ended.
Marquis of Yongding, Zhang Quan: Enfeoffed in the tenth month of Hongwu 23 with fifteen hundred piculs and hereditary commandant rank.
Marquis of Yuexi, Yu Yuan: Enfeoffed in the sixth month of Hongwu 25 with twenty-five hundred piculs and hereditary rank. Stripped of his title and sent home in the fifth month of the following year. Recalled at the start of Jianwen, he died fighting at the Baigou River; the line ended at the start of Yongle.
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Those listed above were enfeoffed in person, or—though they themselves were not enfeoffed—their descendants received titles. Posthumous ennoblements for which no succession can be traced are arranged separately by the five ranks and listed below.
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Duke of Yue, Hu Dahai: Killed in action at Jinhua in the second month of renyin. Posthumously enfeoffed in the third month of jiachen with the temple name Wuzhuang.Marquis of Dongqiu, Hua Yun: Killed in action at Taiping in the intercalary fifth month of gengzi.Earl of Tianshui, Zhao Tianlin: Killed in action at Linjiang in guimao.Viscount of Xuyi, Wang Qing: Killed in battle on Poyang Lake.Baron of Dangtu, Wang Kai: Killed in action at Jinhua.
Duke of Si, Geng Zaicheng: Killed in action at Chuzhou in the second month of renyin. First created Duke of Gaoyang with the temple name Wuzhuang, then re-titled in the fourth month of Hongwu 10.Marquis of Gaoyang, Wang Ding: Same circumstances as above.Earl of Longxi, Niu Hailong: Killed in battle at Nanchang.Viscount of Luoshan, Wang Fengxian: Same circumstances as above.Baron of Danyang, Sun Yan: Killed in action at Chuzhou.
Duke of Cai, Zhang Desheng: Killed in battle on the Long River. Posthumously enfeoffed in the tenth month of guimao with the temple name Zhongyi.Marquis of Taiyuan, Xu Yuan: Same circumstances as Zhang Desheng above.Earl of Anding, Cheng Guosheng: Killed in battle on Poyang Lake.Viscount of Dingyuan, Jiang Run: Same circumstances as Cheng Guosheng above.Baron of Hefei, Xu Ming: Killed in battle at Nanchang.
Duke of Liang, Zhao Desheng: Killed in action at Nanchang. Posthumously enfeoffed in the tenth month of guimao with the temple name Wuhuan.Marquis of Taiyuan, Wang Daotong: Killed in action at Chuzhou.Earl of Taiyuan, Wang Yaozhu: Same circumstances as Wang Daotong above.Viscount of Liang, Shi Ming: Same circumstances as above.Baron of Wuhe, Wang Li: Killed in battle on Poyang Lake.
Duke of Jiyang, Ding Pulang: Killed in battle on Poyang Lake.Marquis of Nanyang, Ye Chen: Killed in the third month of renyin during the Zhu Kangzong disaster.Earl of Jinyun, Hu Shen: Killed taking Fujian in the Wu era. Posthumously enfeoffed in the fourth month of Hongwu 1.Viscount of Hefei, Wang De: Same circumstances as Hu Shen above.Baron of Shucheng, Wang Ren: Same circumstances as above.
Duke of Hejian, Yu Tingyu: Posthumously enfeoffed in the eleventh month of jiachen.Marquis of Zhongjie, Zhang Ziming: Killed in action at Nanchang in the sixth month of guimao.Earl of Kang'an, Sun Hu: Killed in battle at Luoma River.Viscount of Huaiyuan, Chang Desheng: Same circumstances as Sun Hu above.Baron of Dingyuan, Shi Desheng: Same circumstances as above.
Duke of Yun, Liao Yong'an: In the tenth month of yisi he refused to submit while serving as envoy to Wu and was created Duke of Chu in absentia. He died in Wu in the seventh month of bingwu with the temple name Wumin; his title was changed in the fourth month of Hongwu 13.Marquis of Gaoyang, Han Cheng: Killed in battle on Poyang Lake in the seventh month of guimao.Earl of Qiao, Dai De: Died in the second month of Hongwu 4. Posthumously enfeoffed with hereditary assistant commandant rank.Viscount of Hanshan, Ding Yu: Same circumstances as Dai De above.Baron of Wanchun, Chang Weide: Same circumstances as above.
Duke of Donghai, Mao Cheng: Killed campaigning against Wu in the eleventh month of bingwu.Marquis of Yingshang, Chen Zhaoxian: Same circumstances as Mao Cheng above.Viscount of Lujiang, Wang Ze: Same circumstances as above.Baron of Hanshan, Cao Xin: Same circumstances as above.
Duke of Guo, Yu Tonghai, son of Yu Tingyu: Died at Pingjiang in the fourth month of the Wu era. Posthumously created Duke of Yu, re-titled in Hongwu 3 with the temple name Zhonglie.Marquis of Xiapi, Yu Chang: Same circumstances as Yu Tonghai above.Viscount of Chao, Chen Chong: Same circumstances as above.Baron of Hong, Zheng Xing: Same circumstances as above.
Duke of Ji, Ding Dexing: Died at Pingjiang in the Wu era. Posthumously enfeoffed in Hongwu 1.Marquis of Yingchuan, Chen Bi: Same circumstances as Ding Dexing above.Viscount of Dingyuan, Wang Xixian: Same circumstances as above.Baron of Sui, Luo Shirong: Same circumstances as above.
Duke of Tianshui, Yan De: Killed suppressing Fang Guozhen in the ninth month of the Wu era. Posthumously enfeoffed in the sixth month of Hongwu 2.Marquis of Donghai, Xu Gongfu: Same circumstances as Yan De above.Viscount of Ruyang, Lu Deshan: Same circumstances as above.The Hongwu Veritable Records name nine men who fell at Nanchang or Poyang Lake—Xu Gui, Zhu Qian, Zhang Deshan, Xia Maocheng, Ye Sicheng, Zhang Zhixiong, Liu Yi, Zhu Ding, and Yuan Hua—but no corresponding titles are recorded.
Duke of Gushu, Tao An: Posthumously enfeoffed in Hongwu 1.Marquis of Jingzhao, Song Gui: Same circumstances as Tao An above.Viscount of Xuanyuan, Pei Zhen: Same circumstances as above.
Marquis of Runan, Chang Wengui: Same circumstances as above.
Marquis of Longxi, Li Xin: Same circumstances as above.
Marquis of Taiyuan, Wang Sheng: Same circumstances as above.
Marquis of Qinghe, Li Zhigao: Same circumstances as above.
Marquis of Longxi, Li Jixian: Killed in battle at Nanchang.
Marquis of Pengcheng, Liu Qi: Same circumstances as Li Jixian above.
Marquis of Tianshui, Zhao Guowang: Same circumstances as above.
Marquis of Yongyi, Sang Shijie: Killed campaigning against Wu. Posthumously enfeoffed in the tenth month of guimao.
Marquis of Yanshan, Sun Xingzu: Killed on the northern campaign in Hongwu 3; posthumously named Zhongmin.
Marquis of Anyuan, Cai Xian: Posthumously enfeoffed in the ninth month of Hongwu 3 with the temple name Wuxiang.
Marquis of Dongsheng, Wang Xingzu: Killed on the Shu campaign in the fourth month of Hongwu 4. Posthumously enfeoffed in the twelfth month with a patent of investiture; succession was suspended because his son was a minor.
Marquis of Lujiang, He De: Died in the seventh month of Hongwu 14 and was posthumously enfeoffed with the temple name Zhuangmin.
Marquis of Huoshan, Wang Jian: Died in the fifth month of Hongwu 13 and was posthumously enfeoffed.
Marquis of Linyi, Wang Zhen: Died in the seventh month of Hongwu 13 and was posthumously enfeoffed with the temple name Huanyi.
Marquis of Ruyin, Gao Xian: Died in the ninth month of Hongwu 13 and was posthumously enfeoffed with the temple name Wusu.
Marquis of Fuchun, Sun Shi: Died in the twelfth month of Hongwu 14 and was posthumously enfeoffed with the temple name Zhongyong.
Marquis of Hepu, Chen Qing: Died in the third month of Hongwu 15 and was posthumously enfeoffed with the temple name Chongwu.
Marquis of Donghai, Chen Wen: Died in the tenth month of Hongwu 17 and was posthumously enfeoffed with the temple name Xiaoyong.
Marquis of Yingshan, Yu Xian: Died in the twelfth month of Hongwu 20 and was posthumously enfeoffed with the temple name Xiangwu.
Marquis of Changle, Qiu Guang: Died in the fifth month of Hongwu 11. Posthumously enfeoffed as a civil minister with the temple name Jingcheng.
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Above: the Hongwu reign. Three men enfeoffed in the Hongwu period—Chen Li of Guide, Ming Sheng of Guiyi, and Maidiliba of Chongli—are omitted because they were not founding meritorious ministers.
Marquis of Luancheng, Li Jian: Married the founding emperor's daughter, Princess Daming. Enfeoffed for merit in the campaign against Yan at the start of Jianwen, he was later defeated, captured, and soon died.Zhuang inherited during the Jianwen reign; the line ended at the start of Yongle.
Marquis of Licheng, Sheng Yong: Enfeoffed during Jianwen for campaigning against Yan. The title was revoked in Yongle 1.
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Above: the Jianwen reign.
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