Zhu Shizhen Explained
Zhu Shizhen
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| Birth Name: | Zhu Wusi
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| Birth Date: | 1281 |
| Birth Place: | Jurong |
| Death Date: | 1344 |
| Burial Place: | Ming Imperial Mausoleum (in present-day Fengyang, Anhui) |
| Spouse: | Empress Chun |
| Issue-Link: | - Family
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| Issue: | Hongwu Emperor |
| Full Name: | Zhu Shizhen |
| Posthumous Name: | Emperor Chun |
| Temple Name: | Renzu |
| Father: | Zhu Chuyi |
| Mother: | Empress Yu |
| Module: | | Child: | yes | | C: | 朱世珍 | | P: | Zhū Shìzhēn | | Also Known As: | Zhu Wusi | | C2: | 朱五四 | | P2: | Zhū Wǔsì |
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Zhu Shizhen (1281–1344), born Zhu Wusi,[1] a native of Jurong (present-day Jurong, Jiangsu), was the father of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty. The Zhu family originally lived in Pei but later relocated to Jurong. Zhu Shizhen's father, Zhu Chuyi, then moved to Xuyi in Si Prefecture (present-day Xuyi, Jiangsu), and Zhu Shizhen himself later moved to Zhongli in Haozhou (present-day Fengyang, Anhui).
Zhu Shizhen was member of the impoverished peasant class. In 1344 there was a great drought in Huaibei, and his entire family died of starvation, save for two of his sons.
In 1363, Han Lin'er posthumously accorded Zhu Wusi the titles Executor and Assistant Minister of the Three Offices, Senior Pillar of the State, Head of Privy Councilor for Extraordinary Affairs, Right Chancellor of the Central Secretariat, Grand Commandant, and Duke of Wu . His wife, Lady Chen, was posthumously accorded the title Duchess .
In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming dynasty in Nanjing and posthumously honoured Zhu Shizhen as emperor, with the temple name Renzu and the posthumous name Emperor Chun .
Family
Spouse and issue:
- Empress Chun, of the Chen clan (; 1286–1344)
- Zhu Chongsi (Zhu Xinglong), Prince of Nanchang (; 1307–1344), first son
- Zhu Chongliu (Zhu Xingsheng), Prince of Xuyi (; ?–?), second son
- Zhu Chongqi (Zhu Xingzu), Prince of Linhuai (; ?–?), third son
- Zhu Chongba (Zhu Xingzong, Zhu Yuanzhang), the Hongwu Emperor (; 21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), fourth son
- Grand Princess Taiyuan, first daughter
- Grand Princess of Cao (Chinese: 曹國長公主; 1317–1351), personal name Fonü, second daughter
- Married Li Zhen (; 1304–1379), and had issue (one son)
References
Works cited
- Book: Zhang, Tingyu. Zhang Tingyu. Ming Shi. zh:明史. History of Ming. History of Ming. 1739.
- Book: Taizu Shilu. zh:太祖實錄. Veritable Records of Emperor Taizu. n.d.. .
- Book: Wang, Shizhen. Yan shan tang bie ji. zh:弇山堂別集. Yanshan Hall Collection. .
- Book: Mote, Frederick W. . Frederick W. Mote. Imperial China 900-1800. 2003. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-01212-7. 727–.
- Book: Mote, Frederick W. The rise of the Ming dynasty, 1330–1367. The Cambridge History of China Volume 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Part 1. Frederick W. Mote. Frederick W.. Mote. Denis C. Twitchett. Denis Twitchett. 1988. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 0521243327.
- Book: Hung, Hing Ming. From the Mongols to the Ming Dynasty: How a Begging Monk Became Emperor of China, Zhu Yuan Zhang. 2016. Algora Publishing. New York. 9781628941524.
Notes and References
- 明太祖御制朱氏世德碑记. zh:朱氏世德碑记. zh.
