Ming · Ming Emperor

Zhu Zaihou 朱載垕

Died AD 1572

Passages
10
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhu Zaihou as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 10 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Zhu Zaihou 朱載垕 Zhu Zaihou
Title emperor
Temple Muzong 穆宗 Muzong
Temple name Muzong 穆宗 Mùzōng
Title Muzong
Title Prince of Yu 裕王
Surname Zhu Zhu
Personal Zhu Zaihou 載垕 Zaihou
Posthumous 契天隆道淵懿寬仁顯文光武純德弘孝莊皇帝

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Death

  • Date Context: Source Date: Text: 隆慶六年五月庚戌 · Western Year: AD 1572 · Place: Palace of Heavenly Purity / 乾清宮
    Explicit · mingshi:019:s0132

Age

  • Age: 36 · Reckoning: sui · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 隆慶六年五月庚戌 · Western Year: AD 1572
    Explicit · mingshi:019:s0132

Attested activity

Family

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  • Sibling of Crown Prince Zhuangjing (莊敬太子)
    Kinship Term: elder brother as crown prince / 太子 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Subject Relative Age: elder
  • Spouse of Consort Chen (陳氏)
    Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: empress · Object Role: husband
  • Parent of Zhu Yiliu (朱翊鏐)
    Kinship Term: imperial son / 皇子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
  • Parent of Zhu Yijun (朱翊鈞)
    Kinship Term: imperial son / 皇子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
  • Child of Consort Du (杜康妃)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother
  • Sibling of Prince Jing Gong (景恭王)
    Kinship Term: Prince Jing / 景王 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half
  • Child of Shizong (世宗)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Subject Birth Order: 3

Career and standing

  • Title: Prince of Yu / 裕王 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 嘉靖十八年二月 · Western Year: AD 1539
    Explicit · mingshi:019:s0003
  • Date Context: Source Date: Text: 四十五年十二月壬子 · Western Year: AD 1566
    Explicit · mingshi:019:s0138

Places and affiliations

  • Label: Ming / 明 · Relation: ruled
    Explicit · mingshi:019:s0138
  • Polity: Ming / 明 · Relation: served
    Explicit · mingshi:058:s0214
  • Place: Zhaoling / 昭陵 · Relation: buried-at · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 隆慶六年七月丙戌 · Western Year: AD 1572
    Explicit · mingshi:019:s0133

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: fine ruler who inherited the throne and upheld institutions · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · mingshi:019:s0149
  • Assessment: practiced thrift; imperial kitchens saved tens of thousands yearly · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · mingshi:019:s0134
  • Assessment: too much leniency and not enough vigorous clarity · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · mingshi:019:s0151

References in the histories

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History of Ming, Chapter 19Volume 19 Annals 19: Muzong · 7 passages
History of Ming, Chapter 58Volume 58 Treatises 34: Rites 12 · 3 passages