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  Yuan Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emperor Wuzong of Yuan China ascended to the Emperorship of China following the death of Chengzong.
The fourth Yuan emperor, Emperor Renzong of Yuan China was the last which may be seen as "successful": he stood out among the Mongol rulers of China as an adopter of the culture of China, to the discontent of the Mongol elite.
Emperor Yingzong ruled for just two years ( 1321 to 1323); his rule ended in a coup at the hands of five princes.
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 Zhengtong Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He ruled as the Zhengtong Emperor from 1435 to 1449 ,and as the Tianshun Emperor from 1457 to 1464.
The Zhengtong Emperor was released one year later but when he returned to China, he was put under house arrest by his brother for six years.
After the death of his heir apparent, the Jingtai Emperor fell ill and he was deposed by a palace coup which eventually reinstalled Zhu Qizhen as emperor, who called his second reign Tianshun ("heavenly obedience").
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zhengtong_Emperor_of_China   (270 words)

  
 Ming Dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
As emperor, Hongwu increasingly concentrated power in his own hands and abolished the Imperial Secretariat, which had been the main central administrative body under past dynasties, after suppressing a plot for which he had blamed his chief minister.
Yongle Emperor strenuously tried to extend China's influence beyond her borders by encouraging other rulers to send ambassadors to China to present tribute.
Hongwu himself was generally regarded as a strong emperor who ushered in a energy of imperial power and effectiveness that lasted far beyond his reign, but the centralization of authority would prove detrimental under less competent rulers.
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 Jingtai Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhu Qiyu ( September 21, 1428 – March 14, 1457) was Emperor of China of the Ming Dynasty from 1449 to 1457 as the Jingtai Emperor.
He ascended the throne in 1449 after his older brother (the Zhengtong Emperor) tried to lead an army to fight against the Oyirad Mongols of Esen Khan but was captured and held captive for a year.
After that, Jingtai continued to rule on as emperor while his brother was granted a technical title of "grand-emperor" and lived in obscurity.
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 Ming dynasty emperors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A series of claimants to the Ming throne continued to claim the throne of what was known as the Southern Ming until the last was executed in 1662.
His brother, the Jingtai emperor, assumed the throne and, a hostage no longer of any value, the Mongols released the Zhengtong emperor who returned to live in seclusion.
However, the Zhengtong emperor was able to reclaim his position upon the death of his brother, choosing the reign name Tianshun.
www.encyclopedia-1.com /m/mi/ming_dynasty_emperors.html   (309 words)

  
 Zhengtong Emperor -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Zhu Qizhen (November 29, 1427–February 23, 1464) was an (The male ruler of an empire) emperor of the (The imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644) Ming Dynasty.
The Zhengtong Emperor was released one year later but when he returned to (A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world) China, he was put under house arrest by his brother for six years.
Note: Tianshun (天順) was also the name of a (The imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368) Yuan Dynasty reign.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/Z/Zh/Zhengtong_Emperor.htm   (550 words)

  
 Ming Dynasty - Info Voyager : Travel Guides : Information Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Hongwu was succeeded by his grandson, but he son was soon usurped by his uncle Cheng-tsu[?], a younger son of Hongwu, who ruled as the Emperor Yung-lo from 1403 to 1424 (Yung-lo was responsible for moving the capital back to Beijing).
Yung-lo Emperor strenuously tried to extend China's influence beyond her borders by encouraging other rulers to send ambassadors to China to present tribute.
Hung-wu himself was generally regarded as a strong emperor who ushered in a energy of imperial power and effectiveness that lasted far beyond his reign, but the centralization of authority would prove detrimental under less competemnt rulers.
www.infovoyager.com /info/mi/Ming_Dynasty.html   (3246 words)

  
 Ming Dynasty
The period of Ming rule is seen of peaceful continuation of previous Chinese dynasties.
Apart from a period of global exploration under Emperor Yongle contact with 'barbarians' was restricted and life was rather introspective.
In the West imports of vast amounts of Ming porcelain specifically made for export led to the permanent association of china with the country of principal origin.
www.sacu.org /dynming.html   (109 words)

  
 Chenghua Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chenghua Emperor ( December 9, 1447 – September 9, 1487) was Emperor of the Ming dynasty in China, between 1464 and 1487.
Born Zhu Jianshen, he was the Zhengtong Emperor 's son.
He was only 2 years old when his father - the Zhengtong emperor was captured by the Oyirad Mongols and held captive in 1449.
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 Definition of list of byzantine emperors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Dates for the first 28 emperors, and especially the first 16, are based on tradit...
Emperors ]] of the [[Yuan DynastyMongol Yuan Dynasty]]'''.
The Yongle emperor wiped out the record of his nephew's reign and no temple name was given h...
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 CHRONOLOGY - MING DYNASTY 1368-1644
The third emperor of the Ming dynasty was Yongle (1403-24).
In 1416 the north-south Grand Canal had been repaired to ensure that safe grain shippment from the south to the northern capital could be done by canal, instead of by sea, which in a way did away with the need for navy ships to protect grain shipments against raids by pirates.
In making this decision the Emperor is believed to have been guided by the Neo-Confucian bureaucracy, who enjoyed an influence at court they never had under Yongle.
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 China History Forum, online chinese history forum > The Zhengtong Emperor
Dec 10 2004, 06:21 AM Zhu Qizhen ruled as the Zhengtong Emperor from 1435-1449 and 1457-1464, with the early part of the intervening period spent as a prisoner of the Mongols (after a badly-advised campaign) before being released.
The period 1436-49 was the Zhengtong reign (hence the Zhengtong Emperor).
He returned from captivity and after his brother (who had ruled as the Jingtai Emperor) died, he resumed the throne in 1457, and the reign until until 1464 was named the Tianshun reign.
www.chinahistoryforum.com /lofiversion/index.php/t1747.html   (587 words)

  
 The Bell of the Baoming (Protecting the Ming) Temple
He held that the humble nun was ignorant of the situation and her remarks undermined the morale of his army.
When he regained his imperial position, the emperor recalled how the nun had pleaded with him not to go for the expedition regardless of her personal safety.
During the reign of Emperor Muzong (1567- 1573), the Baoming Bell was cast for the same purpose.
www.china.org.cn /english/features/FbiCh/78916.htm   (345 words)

  
 The Forbidden City: Feng Shui Resources at Dragon Gate
Emperors, eunuchs, pigtails, impressive architecture and gardens, the Empress Dowager Cixi, Tiannanmen Massacre, Pu Yi (thanks to Bernardo Bertolucci's 1987 award-winning movie The Last Emperor)… the list goes on.
The emperor was regarded as the Son of Heaven, thus a mediator between earthly and heavenly realms.
When Pu Yi, the last emperor of China was forced to abdicate, the Outer Court of the palace was turned into government offices.
www.dragon-gate.com /resources/articles/display.asp?id=54&pg=1   (518 words)

  
 Reading - Oriental - Chinese - History
All of China was united for the first time by the Emperor Shih Huang Ti, ruler of the state of Ch'in (hence China) in 221 B.C. His reign was notable for the building of the Great Wall, the destruction of all historical books and the burying alive of thousands of Confucian scholars.
The Han Dynasty (207 B.C. On the death of the Emperor, Shih Huang Ti, the people of Chin revolted and the Han Dynasty was founded.
Emperor Wendi constructed the Grand Canal linking the China's two great rivers, the Yangtse and the Yellow River.
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 Chinese
Ming emperors and empresses sponsored the renovation of Daoist sacred sites and the practice of reformed Daoist rituals.
The Dynasty was founded by a peasant who became known as the Hongwu Emperor (1368-1398) after defeating China’s Mongol overlords.
He was the third of only three peasants ever to become an emperor in China.
www.ancientplace.com /page/page/830479.htm   (1283 words)

  
 China History Forum, online chinese history forum -> The Zhengtong Emperor
Zhu Qizhen ruled as the Zhengtong Emperor from 1435-1449 and 1457-1464, with the early part of the intervening period spent as a prisoner of the Mongols (after a badly-advised campaign) before being released.
No he would only be refer as the "reigning emperor" or another title of similiar meaning during his life.
Zhu Qizhen is usually known in history by his temple name as Emperor Yingzong, rather than by his reign era (as most other Ming emperors were), since he had two reigns.
www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=1747   (850 words)

  
 Shou-Yu Liang Wushu Taiji Qigong Institute - A Brief History of Tai Chi Chuan
When the first Ming emperor died, the grandson of the emperor, Jian-Wen, was made the successor because the crowned prince, Jian-Wen's father, died at a young age.
Emperor Jian-Wen's uncle, Yong-Le, unhappy with the arrangement, found an excuse to revolt against young Emperor Jian-Wen and took over the throne.
Emperor Yong-Le, petrified with the thought that the outcast Emperor Jian-Wen might organize a counterrevolution against him, sent assassins to search for him.
www.shouyuliang.com /newsletter/v4n6/v4n6a3.shtml   (1250 words)

  
 Temple of Great Charity (Guangjisi)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the Tianshun reign (1457-1464) of the Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt by the Monk Pu Hui and named the Temple of Great Mercy and Great Charity.
A stone tablet inscribed with “The Ode to the Iron Tree” composed by Emperor Qianlong stands on the spot where the tree once grew.
On January 8,1934, fire suddenly swept through the temple, destroyed dozens of halls, countless scrolls of calligraphies and paintings, and numerous valuable objects of porcelain, bronze and jade.
www.china.com.cn /english/features/beijing/31107.htm   (364 words)

  
 Zhengtong Emperor - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Emperor Jingtai who conferred on him the title Taishang Huang
Zhu Qizhen (朱祁鎮, 1427 – 1464) was an emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
He ruled as the Zhengtong Emperor (正統) from 1435 to 1449 ,and as the Tianshun Emperor (天順) from 1457 to 1464.
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 GREAT WALL
The corrupt eunuch’s plan was actually to divert the Emperor to visit his own nearby native village rather than to go to battle.
Half a million Ming troops with the Emperor passed through Juyong Pass to an ignominious defeat at the battle of Tumupu 土木堡, where the Emperor was himself captured by the Mongol leader Esen 也先, but he was later released to cause conflict between the captured Emperor and his newly installed successor.
The Zhengtong Emperor was re-instated by his supporters as the TianShun Emperor 天順 in a coup in 1457.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Orphaned as a teenager, young Zhu (later Hongwu Emperor) entered a Buddhist monastery to avoid starvation.
Sometime during this period Hongwu joined a secrect Buddhist society, known as the White Lotus.
Hongguang Emperor or Prince of Fu Prince of Lu (魯王 lu3 wang2)
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 silkroadtrade.com (v2) :: huang shan mao feng tea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
During the trip, the two were met with some misfortune and lost their way, wandering aimlessly, until great fortune shined upon them and they came upon a kind monk by the roadside.
He told the Emperor that the lotus really did appear, that he had seen it with his own eyes and that it was his mayor who had shown him the tea’s magical power.
Before he left for the Emperor's palace, however, he made sure to visit the monk on the mountain for a gourd of spring water.
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 Definition of Yuan Dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
They remained, for their lifetime, foreign rulers — a characteristic often attributed as a cause to their downfall.
Before long, Kublai Khan began to serve as a true Emperor, reforming much of China and its institutions — a process which would take decades to complete.
When Lingdan Khan, the last grand-Khan of the Mongols, died on his way to Tibet in 1634, his son Ejei surrendered to the Manchu and gave the great seal of the Yuan Emperor to Hong Taiji.
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 emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He ruled from 1368 to 1398 and he is considered one of the greatest emperors of China.
13 of Ming's 16 emperors were buried in the Dingling Tomb, that sprawls over 40 sq.
Emperor Jiajing who was one of Ming's emperors.
ccs.macserve.net /technology/7th_china_03/Ming%20Dynasty/emperorinfo.htm   (76 words)

  
 Cloud Platform Temple (Santai County, Sichuan)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the fifth Tianshun year (1461), Abbots Xie Yingxuan and He Xuancheng solicited contributions to reconstruct the Gongchen Tower, which had been destroyed in ravages of war.
Emperor Shenzong alotted money and sent a eunuch to reside in the temple to supervise its restoration.
In the eight year in the period of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing dynasty (1669), the Daoist Chen Qingjue came from Mt. Wudang to Mt. Qingcheng to spread the Dragon Gate Sect
www.eng.taoism.org.hk /general-daoism/grotto-heavens&blissful-realms/pg1-5-6-62.asp   (734 words)

  
 China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Again, as noted above, the dates associated with this earliest historical dynasty vary widely from source to source; the best that can be said without clearer evidence is that the Xia held the mandate of heaven from c.
Formal recognition of the Zhou Emperors was retained, but real power fell more and more into the hands of petty Kingdoms within China.
By this point the Zhou monarchy had lost all control over provincial dynasts, and the remaining Zhou era is known as the "Warring States" period, as various local states contended for the Mandate of Heaven.
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 Yingzong (disambiguation)
Emperor Yingzong of the Song Dynasty (reign: 1063 - 1067)
Emperor Yingzong of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty (reign: 1320 - 1323, Khan title: Gegeen Khan)
Zhengtong Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (reign: 1435 - 1449) who returned to rule as the Tianshun Emperor ( 1457 - 1464)
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 Shandong On Internet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Billow Observation Pavilion, which extends into the water on the left side of the pool, was built in the fifth year of Tianshun emperor, Ming Dynasty.
Also called Tea House for Viewing Cranes, the place were visited respectively by Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong, who sat here by the window and enjoyed the colorful charms of the springs over a cup of fragrant tea.
The south gate of the park at Luoyuan Avenue, with its unique outline integrating both traditional and local traits, is claimed to be the number one gate of Chinese gardens, where travelers always have photos taken in memory of their visit.
www.china-sd.net /eng/sdtravel/scenery/3.asp   (1535 words)

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