Yongle

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Yongle was the era name of the third Ming dynasty emperor, Zhu Di, under whose rule China saw major territorial expansion, the construction of the Forbidden City, and the commissioning of the Yongle Encyclopedia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese reign era
era name
associatedWithAdministration reorganization of the Ming bureaucracy
associatedWithBuilding Forbidden City NERFINISHED
associatedWithCapitalMove transfer of capital from Nanjing to Beijing GENERATED
associatedWithEvent Ming territorial expansion
compilation of the Yongle Encyclopedia
construction of the Forbidden City
maritime expeditions of Zheng He
associatedWithMilitaryCampaign annexation of Đại Ngu (Đại Việt/Vietnam) GENERATED
campaigns against the Mongols GENERATED
associatedWithPerson Fang Xiaoru NERFINISHED
Yao Guangxiao NERFINISHED
Zheng He NERFINISHED
Zhu Di NERFINISHED
associatedWithReligion Daoism NERFINISHED
Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
associatedWithWork Yongle Encyclopedia NERFINISHED
calendarSystem Chinese imperial era system
capitalCity Beijing NERFINISHED
country China
endTime 1424
eraCode 永樂 NERFINISHED
followedBy Hongxi NERFINISHED
follows Jianwen NERFINISHED
governmentType imperial monarchy
language Classical Chinese
namedAfter Yongle Emperor NERFINISHED
notableFor large state-sponsored encyclopedia
large-scale territorial expansion
major architectural projects
strengthening of central authority
partOf history of imperial China
history of the Ming dynasty
politicalEntity Ming Empire NERFINISHED
predecessorEraUsedBy Emperor Jianwen NERFINISHED
region East Asia
reignOf Emperor Chengzu of Ming NERFINISHED
third Ming emperor
religion state Confucianism
startTime 1403
successorEraUsedBy Emperor Hongxi NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 15th century
usedBy Yongle Emperor NERFINISHED
Zhu Di NERFINISHED
usedInDynasty Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
writingSystem Chinese characters

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