Zhu Quan
| Zhu Quan | |||||||||
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| Prince of Ning | |||||||||
Statue of Zhu Quan in Wuyi Mountain Tea Theme Park
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| Prince of Ning | |||||||||
| Reign | 1391–1448 | ||||||||
| Successor | Zhu Dienpei | ||||||||
| Born | 27 May 1378 | ||||||||
| Died | 12 October 1448 (aged 70) | ||||||||
| Issue | Zhu Panshi, Hereditary Prince Zhu Panye, Prince Kangxi of Linchuan Zhu Panyao, Prince Anjian of Yichun Zhu Panzhu, Prince Anxi of Xinchang Zhu Panmuo, Prince Daohui of Xinfeng |
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| Father | Hongwu Emperor | ||||||||
| Mother | Imperial Concubine Yang | ||||||||
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Family name: Zhu (朱) Given name: Quan (权 / 權) |
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| Prince Xian of Ning 寧獻王 |
Zhu Quan (Chinese: t , s , p Zhū Quán; 1378 – 1448),Prince of Ning (t 寧王, s 宁王, Nìngwáng) was the 17th son of Ming Hongwu Emperor. During his life, he served as a military commander, feudal lord, historian, and playwright. He is also remembered as a great tea connoisseur, a zither player, and composer.
In addition to Prince of Ning, Zhu Quan was also known as the Strange Scholar of the Great Ming (大明奇士, Da Ming Qi Shi). As part of his Taoist attempts to avoid death, he adopted the aliases the Emaciated Immortal (臞仙, Qúxiān), the "Master who Encompasses Emptiness" (涵虚子, Hánxūzi), "Taoist of the Mysterious Continent" or " Taoist of the Mysterious Island" (玄洲道人, Xuánzhōu Dàoren), and "Perfected Gentleman of the Marvelous Way of the Unfathomable Emptiness of the Southern Pole" (南极沖虚妙道真君, Nánjí Chōngxū Miàodào Zhēnjūn).
Zhu Quan was initially a military commander in service to his father, the Hongwu Emperor who founded the Ming Dynasty. He was granted the frontier fief of Ning with his capital at Daning in present-day Chifeng, Inner Mongolia in 1391. He was famous for his mastery of art and war and played an important role during the unrest surrounding the ascension of his teenage nephew, Jianwen Emperor, in 1399.
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