Yuan · Ruler

Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋

Attested AD 1364 - AD 1368

Passages
24
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhu Yuanzhang as a ruler. This record brings together 24 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

PeriodYuan
RolesRuler

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 Zhu Yuanzhang
Title Emperor
Title Founding Emperor 太祖
Title Son of Heaven 天子

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Title only
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 吳元年 · Western Year: AD 1367
    Explicit · mingshi:140:s0023
  • Source Date: Text: 太祖下武昌 · Western Year: AD 1364
    Explicit · mingshi:140:s0022
  • Source Date: Text: 洪武元年 · Western Year: AD 1368
    Explicit · mingshi:140:s0026

Family

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  • Kinship Role: imperial princes · Statement: 諸王 instructed in classics · Quantity: unspecified
    Explicit · mingshi:140:s0026

Places and affiliations

References in the histories

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History of Ming, Chapter 140Volume 140 Biographies 28: Wei Guan, Tao Houzhong, Liu Shihuan, Wang Zongxian, Lu Wensui, Wang Guan, Dao Tong, Lu Xi, Qing Wensheng · 24 passages