#201 - Ming 1: Overflowing Martial Accomplishment
The History of China
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The Year of the Emperor
ju an jong would be most commonly known by in the historical annals ever after, the hongboo emperer. He was formally acclaimed and enthrowned at the ming imperial palis on the fourth day of the lunar new year, january 20 third, 13 68. This as pre tradition as old as the imperial office itself, was marked by a formal change in the calender. And it was thus designated that 13 68 be marked as the first year of the hong wow erra, the erra of overflowing martial accomplishment. The great southern port of guangdong surrendered to the min fleet on april eighteenth when hudjan raised the white flag
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