The Hongwu Emperor enters the twilight of his life. But before he's ready to ride off into that long sunset, he's going to take a hell of a lot more people with him...
Time Period:
1387-1398 CE
Major Historical FIgures:
The Hongwu Emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang) [r. 1368-1398]
Crown Prince Zhu Biao [1355-1392]
Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen (The Jianwen Emperor) [1377-1402]
Zhu Shuang, the Prince of Qin [1356-1395]
Zhu Gang, the Prince of Jin [1358-1398]
Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan [1360-1424]
Zhu Su, the Prince of Zhou [1361-1425]
General Fu Youde [1327-1394]
General Feng Sheng [d. 1395]
Major Sources:
Langlois, John D., Jr. “The Hung-Wu-Reign” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: The Ming Dynasty, 13698-1644m Part I.
Robinson, David M. In the Shadow of the Mongol Empire: Ming China and Eurasia.
Sun, Bing. “The burial system of imperial concubines in the Ming Dynasty and the ‘ancestral system’ of the Ming Dynasty.”