Overview
Xianzong was an emperor of Ming.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1475 成化十一年冬十一月癸丑Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 13, passage 230
- AD 1475 成化十一年春正月癸亥Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 13, passage 219
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Zhu Youcheng (祐樘)imperial son 皇子 · AD 1475 成化十一年冬十一月癸丑Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 230
Career and standing
- imperial title 帝號Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 231
Places and affiliations
- Polity Ming 明 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 219
Events and relationships
- Again enforced the ban on voluntary castrationAD 1475 成化十一年十二月丁酉 · Legal · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 232
- Brought Liu Xu and Liu Ji into the Grand SecretariatDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 223
- Ended gold mining in Baqing and neighboring prefecturesAD 1474 成化十年十二月己丑 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 215
- Forbade cruel punishmentsAD 1475 成化十一年二月甲申 · Legal · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 220
- Granted Xie Qian and others jinshi degreesDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 221
- Had the Tonghui Canal dredgedAD 1475 成化十一年秋八月辛巳 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 227
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- Installed Zhu Youcheng as crown prince and proclaimed a general amnestyDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 230
- Offered the great suburban sacrificeAD 1475 成化十一年春正月癸亥 · Ritual · OfficiantDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 219
- Ordered Ryukyu tribute missions to arrive once every two yearsAD 1475 成化十一年 · Diplomatic · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 234
- Published a register of banned heterodox textsAD 1474 成化十年十二月甲午 · Legal · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 216
- Remitted autumn grain tax in disaster stricken HuguangAD 1475 成化十一年五月癸酉 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 226
- Remitted tax grain in disaster stricken HenanAD 1474 成化十年冬十一月丙子 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 214
- Reviewed prisonersAD 1475 成化十一年四月己亥 · Legal · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 225