Zhu Yujian
Longwu Emperor 隆武帝 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Empress Xiaoyixiang | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issue | Zhu Linyuan, Crown Prince Zhuangjing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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House | House of Zhu | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Southern Ming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Father | Zhu Qisheng | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mother | Lady Mao |
Zhu Yujian (Chinese: 朱聿鍵; pinyin: Zhū Yùjiàn; 1602 – 6 October 1646), nickname Changshou (長壽), originally the Prince of Tang, later reigned as the Longwu Emperor (Chinese: 隆武帝; pinyin: Lóngwǔ Dì) of the Southern Ming dynasty from 18 August 1645, when he was enthroned in Fuzhou, to 6 October 1646, when he was captured and executed by a contingent of the Qing army.[1] He was an eighth generation descendant of Zhu Jing, Prince Ding of Tang, who was the 23rd son of Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang (Hongwu Emperor).[2]
Early life
Before ascending to the throne, he followed his father as the Prince of Tang, their
Reign
When
In August of the same year, at the behest of several high officials, he ascended to the Ming throne in
The Prince of Tang was left with a dwindling court. On 6 October 1646, he was captured and immediately executed.
Personality
Against the Ming policy of keeping imperial princes out of politics, the Prince of Tang early on showed interest in the government of the empire and strove for a larger role of the princes in it. His initiatives had brought him under house arrest during the reign of the Chongzhen Emperor, but his knowledge of history and of Ming institutions, paired with a diligent personality, made him take his imperial role seriously.[4]
Zhu Yujian is said to have had a very close relationship with his wife, who had shared his hardship when he was incarcerated.
Family
Consorts and Issue:
- Empress Xiaoyixiang, of the Zeng clan (孝毅襄皇后 曾氏; d. 1646)
- Zhu Linyuan, Crown Prince Zhuangjing (莊敬太子 朱琳源; 1646-1646), first son
- Concubine, of the Shen clan (沈嫔)
- Concubine, of the Chen clan (陳嬪)
Ancestry
Patrilineal descent |
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Zhu Yujian was the senior-most male-line descendants of Zhu Jing, Prince Ding of Tang, the 23rd son of Zhu Yuanzhang, after his father's death. Therefore, he was an eighth cousin of the Wanli Emperor . This chart only showed the latest actual title of the person(s).
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Notes
- ^ This regnal name was conferred by the Yongli Emperor
- ^ This posthumous name was conferred by the Yongli Emperor
- ^ This temple name was conferred by the Yongli Emperor
References
Citations
- ^ Struve 1988, pp. 665 (date of enthronement) and 676 (date of capture and execution).
- ^ Struve 1988, p. 665, note 24.
- ^ Struve 1988, pp. 660–665.
- ^ a b Struve 1988, p. 669.
Bibliography
- Struve, Lynn A. (1988). "The Southern Ming, 1644–1662". In Frederick W. Mote and Denis Twitchett (ed.). The Cambridge History of China, Volume 7, The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Part I. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.