Overview
The translated histories identify Taizu as a general, military officer, royal family member, and ruler. This record brings together 49 passages from 4 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Taizu | 太祖 | Taizu |
| Title | Hongwu Emperor | ||
| Title | King of Wu | 吳王 | Wú wáng |
| Temple | Taizu | 太祖 | Taizu |
| Temple name | Taizu | 太祖 | Tàizǔ |
| Title | Taizu | 太祖 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
Roles
- General
- Military Officer
- Royal Family Member
- Ruler
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三十一年 · Western Year: AD 1398Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:058:s0009, mingshi:058:s0226
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 洪武三十一年閏五月 · Western Year: AD 1398Explicit · mingshi:005:s0010
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 三十一年 · Western Year: AD 1398Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:058:s0009, mingshi:058:s0226
- Source Date: Text: 十九年 · Western Year: AD 1386Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:058:s0234, mingshi:058:s0226
- Source Date: Text: 吳王 · Western Year: AD 1364Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:122:s0150
- Source Date: Text: 四年 · Western Year: AD 1371Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:058:s0230, mingshi:058:s0226
- Source Date: Text: 太祖即位 · Western Year: AD 1368Explicit · mingshi:058:s0220
- Source Date: Text: 洪武三十一年閏五月 · Western Year: AD 1398Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:005:s0010
- Source Date: Text: 洪武三年 · Western Year: AD 1370Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:122:s0070
- Source Date: Text: 洪武二十八年 · Western Year: AD 1395Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:008:s0013, mingshi:008:s0007
- Source Date: Text: 洪武二年 · Western Year: AD 1369Explicit · mingshi:058:s0226
- Source Date: Text: 至正十二年春 · Western Year: AD 1352Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:122:s0011
Family
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- Ancestor of Zhu Gaochi (朱高熾)Kinship Term: grandson / 孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
- Descendant of Xizu (熙祖)Kinship Term: imperial grandfather / 皇祖考 · Parentage: biological · Line: paternal · Generation Distance: 2 · Subject Role: grandfather · Object Role: grandson
- Spouse of Consort Hui (惠妃)Kinship Term: Consort Hui / 惠妃 · Union Category: secondary-marriage
- Parent of Crown Prince Yiwen (懿文太子)Kinship Term: Crown Prince Yiwen / 懿文太子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
- Parent of Crown Prince (皇太子)Kinship Term: crown prince / 皇太子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
- Spouse of Empress Xiaoci Gao (孝慈高皇后)Kinship Term: gave in marriage / 妻 · Union Category: marriage
Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband - Child of Renzu (仁祖)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Line: paternal · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: imperial father / 皇考 · Parentage: biological · Line: paternal · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father - Parent of Zhu Di (朱棣)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Line: paternal
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Subject Birth Order: 4 - Parent of Prince of Dai (代王)Parentage: biological
- Parent of Prince of Shu (蜀王)Parentage: biological
- Parent of Prince of Gu (穀王)Parentage: biological
- Kinship Role: ancestral emperors and empresses · Count: 3 · Note: three ancestral emperors and empresses whose crowns and robes were buriedExplicit · mingshi:058:s0234
Career and standing
- Label: chief of ten / 十夫長 · Action: appointedExplicit · mingshi:122:s0014
- Label: left deputy marshal / 左副元帥 · Action: appointedExplicit · mingshi:122:s0160
- Label: Vice Director of the Secretariat / 平章政事 · Action: appointedExplicit · mingshi:122:s0067
- Title: King of Wu / 吳王 · Action: heldExplicit · mingshi:122:s0150
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太祖即位 · Western Year: AD 1368Explicit · mingshi:058:s0220
Places and affiliations
- Label: Ming / 明 · Relation: ruledExplicit · mingshi:008:s0013
- Polity: Ming / 明 · Relation: servedExplicit · mingshi:058:s0220
- Polity Id: yuan · Relation: rebelled-againstExplicit · mingshi:122:s0011
Works and attributed material
- Kind: document · Role: author · Work: Zixing stele deedsExplicit · mingshi:122:s0071
- Explicit · mingshi:122:s0021
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true
Events and relationships
- Kind: ritual · Role: planner · Action: considered-reburial-at-HaoExplicit · mingshi:058:s0224
- Kind: military · Role: recruit · Action: joined Guo ZixingExplicit · mingshi:122:s0011
- Kind: ritual · Role: orderer · Action: ordered-tomb-mound-enlarged-and-guardiansExplicit · mingshi:058:s0225
- Kind: ritual · Role: subject · Action: posthumously-honored-four-generationsExplicit · mingshi:058:s0220
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: relieved Anfeng; drove off Lü Zhen; brought Lin'er to ChuzhouExplicit · mingshi:122:s0148, mingshi:122:s0149
- Kind: political · Role: rescuer · Action: with Peng Da freed ZixingExplicit · mingshi:122:s0028, mingshi:122:s0030
- Relation: subordinate-of · Person Id: Guo Zixing (郭子興)Explicit · mingshi:122:s0011, mingshi:122:s0013
References in the histories
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