The Hongwu Emperor enters the twilight of his life. But before he's ready to ride off into that long sunset, he's going to take a hell of a lot more people with him...

Time Period:

1387-1398 CE

Major Historical FIgures:

The Hongwu Emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang) [r. 1368-1398]

Crown Prince Zhu Biao [1355-1392]

Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen (The Jianwen Emperor) [1377-1402]

Zhu Shuang, the Prince of Qin [1356-1395]

Zhu Gang, the Prince of Jin [1358-1398]

Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan [1360-1424]

Zhu Su, the Prince of Zhou [1361-1425]

General Fu Youde [1327-1394]

General Feng Sheng [d. 1395]

Major Sources:

Langlois, John D., Jr. “The Hung-Wu-Reign” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: The Ming Dynasty, 13698-1644m Part I.

Robinson, David M. In the Shadow of the Mongol Empire: Ming China and Eurasia.

Sun, Bing. “The burial system of imperial concubines in the Ming Dynasty and the ‘ancestral system’ of the Ming Dynasty.”

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