Overview
Ming Taizu was the founding emperor of Ming.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regnal name | Hongwu | 洪武 | Hongwu |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1368 太祖仍元裏社制Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 107, 126
- AD 1368 to AD 1373 太祖初Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 107, 151
- AD 1368 明太祖即帝位Directly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 107
- AD 1370 洪武三年Directly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 153
- AD 1393 洪武二十六年Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 110, 123
- AD 1387 洪武二十年Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passage 110
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- AD 1373 洪武六年Directly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 156
- AD 1371 洪武四年Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 153-154
Career and standing
- ascended the throne 即帝位AD 1368 明太祖即帝位Directly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 107
Places and affiliations
- Polity Ming 明 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 107
Works and attributed material
- AD 1371 洪武四年Edict · AuthorDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passages 154-155
Events and relationships
- Allotted fields by labor capacityAdministrative · Issuer · At Linhao 臨濠Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 107, 119
- Approved colony recruitment proposalDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passages 156-157
- CommendedDated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 151-152
- Deferred colony tax then set one dou per muAD 1371 洪武四年 · Administrative · IssuerDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 155
- Dispatched generals to establish coloniesAD 1373 洪武六年 · Military · Issuer · With Deng Yu (鄧愈) · At Shaanxi, Zhangde, Runing, Beiping, Yongping 陝西、彰德、汝甯、北平、永平Directly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 158
- Dispatched land surveyorsDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 107
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- Empire wide land censusAD 1393 洪武二十六年 · Administrative · Authority · Outcome 8,507,623 qing recorded 總八百五十萬七千六百二十三頃Directly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 123
- Established directorate of agricultureAdministrative · Issuer · At Henan 河南Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 107, 118
- Established militia myriad household officeMilitary · IssuerDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 151
- Intensified colony policy after Liaodong sea transport drowningsAD 1373 洪武六年 · Administrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 158-159
- Opened northern near city land to settlersAdministrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 107, 120
- Ordered empire wide land verificationAdministrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 107-108
- Ordered fallow land allotmentAdministrative · Issuer · At central plain 中原Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 107, 117
- Ordered generals to colonize LongjiangMilitary · Issuer · At Longjiang 龍江Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 151-152
- Ordered yellow registersAdministrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 107, 112
- Refused tax on garrison farmsAD 1370 洪武三年 · Administrative · Issuer · At Taiyuan and Shuozhou 太原、朔州Directly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 153
- Resettled Shanxi and Zhending people to FengyangAD 1373 洪武六年 · Administrative · Issuer · At Fengyang 鳳陽Directly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 158
- Retained yuan li she systemAdministrative · Issuer · At Hebei 河北Directly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 126
- Sent academy students to delineate tax districtsDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 110
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment praised Kang Maocai's colony farming as greatest among generals · With Kang Maocai (康茂才) · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 152
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 107
References in the histories
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