House of Zhu
| Zhu | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ming China |
| Estates | Ming Palace, Forbidden City (as Emperors), Small street, Yangguan Alley, Dongzhimen 明裔延恩侯朱煜勳炳南東直門北小街羊管胡同 (as Marquis of Extended Grace) |
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| Founded | 1368 |
| Founder | Hongwu Emperor |
| Final ruler | 1644: Chongzhen Emperor, Southern Ming: Yongli Emperor |
| Deposition | 1644: Overthrown by the Shun dynasty, 1662: Southern Ming ends, 1683: Kingdom of Tungning surrenders and the remaining Ming princes lose their titles, 1725: A Ming descendant granted the title Marquis, 1750: the Marquis is elevated to Marquis of Extended Grace, 1929: the title is abolished by the Republic of China, 1933: all privileges of the former Marquis cancelled. |
| Ethnicity | Han Chinese |
House of Zhu, also known as House of Chu (Chinese: 朱; pinyin: Zhū; Wade–Giles: Chu), was the imperial family of the Ming dynasty of China. Zhu was the family name of the emperors of the Ming dynasty. The House of Zhu ruled China from 1368 until the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644, followed by the rule as the Southern Ming dynasty until 1662, and the last Ming princes, the Prince of Ningjing Zhu Shugui and Prince Zhu Honghuan (朱弘桓) held out until the annexation of the Kingdom of Tungning in 1683.
The founder of the Ming dynasty was the Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), who is also known variably by his personal name "Zhu Yuanzhang" and his temple name "Taizu of Ming" (literally "Great Ancestor of Ming"). He was the first emperor of the Ming dynasty. His regnal name, Hongwu, means "vastly martial". He founded the imperial family of Zhu.
In the middle of the 14th century, with famine, plagues and peasant revolts sweeping across China, Zhu Yuanzhang became a leader of an army that conquered China, ending the government of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty, and forcing the Mongols to retreat to present-day Mongolia. With his seizure of the Yuan capital Khanbaliq (present-day Beijing), he claimed the Mandate of Heaven and established the Ming dynasty in 1368. The Ming's mission was to drive away the Mongols and restore Han Chinese rule in China.
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