Zhu Yuyue
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Shaowu Emperor 紹武帝 | |||||||||
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Prince of Tang | |||||||||
Tenure | 1645–1646 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Zhu Yujian | ||||||||
Successor | Zhu Yu'e | ||||||||
Born | 1605 Wanli 33 (萬曆三十三年) | ||||||||
Died | 20 January 1647 Longwu 2, 15th day of the 12th month (隆武二年十二月十五日) | (aged 41–42)||||||||
Burial | Graveyard of the Shaowu Emperor and his Ministers (紹武君臣冢), Mukegang, Yuexiu Hill, Guangzhou | ||||||||
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House | Zhu | ||||||||
Dynasty | Southern Ming | ||||||||
Father | Zhu Qisheng | ||||||||
Mother | Lady Mao |
Zhu Yuyue (Chinese: 朱聿鐭; pinyin: Zhū Yùyuè;[1] 1605 – 20 January 1647), the Prince of Tang (Chinese: 唐王; pinyin: Táng Wáng), reigned as the Shaowu Emperor (Chinese: 紹武帝; pinyin: Shàowǔ Dì) of the Southern Ming dynasty from 1646 to 1647.
Biography
He was a descendant of the first
province. In 1646 he succeeded the title of Prince of Tang after the accession of the Longwu Emperor.When
Both regimes claimed to be the legitimate successor of the Ming dynasty, and war broke out shortly afterwards. Initially, forces of the Shaowu regime enjoyed victory over the Yongli forces. This ultimately led to the overconfidence of the Shaowu Emperor. Corruption and lack of defense doomed the government. Just 40 days after the establishment of the Shaowu regime, Qing forces successfully invaded Guangzhou. The Shaowu Emperor was captured in January 1647 and immediately committed suicide.
The remains of the Shaowu Emperor and his officials are buried in Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou.
References
- ^ a b The rare character 𨮁 cannot be seen with many browsers' fonts. It looks like the combination [金粵] (see U+028B81 in Unihan database) and is pronounced "yuè" according to dictionaries such as zdic.net. Many online sources substitute for the rare character 𨮁 the more common character 鐭, which has a different element on the right. The name is transcribed as Zhu Yuyue e.g. in Frederic E Wakeman, Jr., 'The Great Enterprise'.
- ^ The era name Shaowu was originally planned to supersede Longwu (隆武) in 1647, but the Shaowu Emperor's reign ended before the era name was put into effective use.