Overview
Xuanzong was a ruler.
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1435 十年正月乙亥At Palace of Heavenly Purity 乾清宮Directly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 263
Age
- 38Reckoning Sui · Statement 年三十有八Directly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 263
Attested activity
- AD 1434 九年九月丁酉Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 250
- AD 1434 九年九月丙戌Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 248
- AD 1434 九年九月乙酉Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 247
- AD 1434 九年九月己亥Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 251
- AD 1434 九年九月癸未Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 246
- AD 1434 九年二月乙卯Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 236
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- AD 1434 九年二月庚戌Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 235
- AD 1434 九年五月壬午Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 240
- AD 1434 九年八月乙丑Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 244
- AD 1434 九年八月庚戌Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 242
- AD 1434 九年八月甲子Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 243
- AD 1434 九年冬十月丙午Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 252
- AD 1434 九年十一月庚子Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 257
- AD 1434 九年十一月戊戌Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 256
- AD 1434 九年十二月甲子Directly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 258
- AD 1434 九年十月丁卯Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 255
- AD 1434 九年十月甲子Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 254
- AD 1434 九年四月戊辰Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 239
- AD 1434 九年夏四月己未Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 238
- AD 1434 九年春正月辛卯Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 234
- AD 1434 九年秋七月甲申Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 241
- AD 1402 to AD 1424 仁宗為太子…太孫蓋有力焉Strongly inferred · History of Ming 9, passages 266-267
- AD 1435 十年春正月癸酉朔Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 260
- AD 1435 十年正月乙亥Directly stated · History of Ming 9, passages 263-264
- AD 1435 十年正月甲戌Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passages 261-262
- AD 1426 to AD 1435 即位以後Strongly inferred · History of Ming 9, passages 268, 271
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Renzong (仁宗)imperial grandson 太孫 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · History of Ming 9, passages 266-267
- Descendant of Chengzu (成祖)Directly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 267
- Parent of Crown Prince (皇太子)Crown Prince 皇太子Strongly inferred · History of Ming 9, passage 260
Career and standing
- posthumous titles 尊諡AD 1435 十年正月丁酉 · BestowedDirectly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 265
- AD 1426 to AD 1435 即位以後Strongly inferred · History of Ming 9, passage 268
Places and affiliations
- Polity Ming 明 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · History of Ming 9, passages 234, 246, 263, 268
- At Jing Mausoleum 景陵 · Relation Buried atDirectly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 265
- At Palace of Heavenly Purity 乾清宮 · Relation Died atDirectly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 263
Works and attributed material
- AD 1435 十年正月乙亥Directly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 264
Events and relationships
- Abolished the Shaanxi frontier horse marketAD 1434 九年十月甲子 · Administrative · Issuer · At Shaanxi 陝西Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 254
- Could not offer ancestral temple sacrifice; Prince of Wei substitutedDirectly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 258
- Did not hold court on New Year's Day; ordered ministers to pay homage to the Crown PrinceDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 260
- Dismissed procurement and construction envoysAD 1435 十年正月甲戌 · Administrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 262
- Fell illAD 1434 九年十二月甲子 · Medical · SubjectDirectly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 258
- Final testament directed that weighty state affairs be reported to the Empress DowagerDirectly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 264
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- Halted Ministry of Works procurementAD 1434 九年八月乙丑 · Administrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 244
- Held a great huntAD 1434 九年九月己亥 · Hunt · ParticipantDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 251
- Helped restore Renzong from peril while serving as imperial grandson heirStrongly inferred · History of Ming 9, passages 266-267
- HuntedAD 1434 九年九月丙戌 · Hunt · Participant · At Bendao 坌道Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 248
- Illness turned criticalAD 1435 十年正月甲戌 · Medical · SubjectDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 261
- Inspected fortress troops and defensesAD 1434 九年九月丁酉 · Inspection · Inspector · At Ximolin 洗馬林Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 250
- Led a frontier tour in personAD 1434 九年九月癸未 · Travel · LeaderDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 246
- Offered suburban sacrifice to Heaven and EarthAD 1434 九年春正月辛卯 · Ritual · Officiant · At Southern Suburb 南郊Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 234
- Ordered burial of exposed corpsesAD 1434 九年五月壬午 · Ritual · IssuerDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 240
- Ordered inspection of disaster damage and remitted four tenths of autumn grain taxAD 1434 九年八月甲子 · Administrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 243
- Ordered Lin to act in charge of AnnamDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 238
- Passed Juyong PassAD 1434 九年九月乙酉 · Travel · Traveler · At Juyong Pass 居庸關Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 247
- Posthumous titles raised; temple name Xuanzong; buried at Jing MausoleumAD 1435 十年正月丁酉 · Funeral · DeceasedDirectly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 265
- Reaffirmed generous relief ordersAD 1434 九年二月乙卯 · Administrative · Issuer · At the Two Capitals, Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan 兩京、山東、山西、河南Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 236
- Remitted Sichuan disaster tax grainAD 1434 九年十一月庚子 · Administrative · Issuer · At Sichuan 四川Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 257
- Returned to the palaceAD 1434 九年冬十月丙午 · Travel · TravelerDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 252
- Reviewed prisonersAD 1434 九年四月戊辰 · Legal · ReviewerDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 239
- Sent grain reliefAD 1434 九年二月庚戌 · Relief · Issuer · At Fengyang, Huai'an, Yangzhou, and Xuzhou 鳳陽、淮安、揚州、徐州Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 235
- Sent grain reliefAD 1434 九年八月庚戌 · Relief · Issuer · At Huguang 湖廣Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 242
- Sent officers to supervise locust eradicationAD 1434 九年秋七月甲申 · Disaster relief · Issuer · At Two Capitals districts, Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan 兩畿、山東、山西、河南Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 241
- Suspended executionsAD 1434 九年十一月戊戌 · Legal · IssuerDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 256
- Used Nanjing Yingyun and Linqing warehouse grain for famine reliefAD 1434 九年十月丁卯 · Relief · IssuerDated from the passage context · History of Ming 9, passage 255
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment after accession, officials fulfilled duties, government was balanced, discipline clear, granaries full, people content; no year could bring disaster · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Ming 9, passages 268-269
- Assessment from Ming founding about sixty years, people's spirits eased and signs of good order appeared · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 270
- Assessment heroic bearing and keen strategy perhaps matched ancestral martial prowess; crushed sudden princely risings and awed border foes · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 271
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Ming 9, passages 263, 265
References in the histories
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