Yongle Emperor

E73034

Ming dynasty emperor emperor of China

The Yongle Emperor was the third ruler of China’s Ming dynasty, known for moving the capital to Beijing, commissioning the Forbidden City, and sponsoring the voyages of Zheng He.

Aliases (5)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ming dynasty emperor → emperor of China →
birthDate	1360-05-02 →
birthPlace	Yingchang, Beiping →
burialComplex	Ming Tombs →
burialPlace	Changling Mausoleum →
cameToPowerThrough	Jingnan campaign →
capitalCityDuringReign	Beijing →
commissioned	Forbidden City →
commissionedWork	Yongle Encyclopedia →
conflict	Jingnan Rebellion →
constructed	Temple of Heaven (Beijing) → city walls of Beijing →
country	China →
deathDate	1424-08-12 →
deathPlace	on campaign near the Gobi Desert →
dynasty	Ming dynasty →
eraName	Yongle →
father	Hongwu Emperor →
house	House of Zhu →
language	Chinese →
mother	Empress Ma →
movedCapitalFrom	Nanjing →
movedCapitalTo	Beijing →
notableCampaign	annexation of Vietnam (Đại Ngu) as Jiaozhi → campaigns against the Mongols →
notableProject	reorganization of the central bureaucracy → strengthening of the Grand Secretariat →
numberOfZhengHeVoyagesSponsored	7 →
orderedConstructionOf	Forbidden City →
ordinalInDynasty	3 →
patronOf	maritime expeditions →
personalName	Zhu Di →
policy	expansion of tribute system → large-scale military campaigns → strengthening of imperial authority →
posthumousName	Ming Chengzu →
predecessor	Jianwen Emperor →
reignEnd	1424 →
reignName	Yongle →
reignStart	1402 →
religion	Buddhism → Chinese folk religion → Confucianism →
secondaryCapital	Nanjing →
sponsoredVoyagesOf	Zheng He →
spouse	Empress Xu →
successor	Hongxi Emperor →
templeName	Chengzu →
titleBeforeAccession	Prince of Yan →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Temple of Heaven →	builtBy
Working People’s Cultural Palace →	builtDuringReignOf
Changling →	builtFor
Changling →	burialPlaceOf
Hongwu Emperor ("Zhu Di") →	child
Zijincheng →	commissionedBy
Ming Tombs →	containsTombOf
Ling’en Hall (Changling) →	dedicatedTo
Yongle Emperor ("Yongle") →	eraName
Hongxi Emperor →	father
Ming Tombs →	firstBurial
Xuande Emperor →	grandfather
Ming dynasty →	notableEmperor
Jianwen Emperor ("Zhu Di") →	opponent
Jianwen Emperor →	overthrownBy
Yongle Emperor ("Zhu Di") →	personalName
Yongle Emperor ("Ming Chengzu") →	posthumousName
Hongxi Emperor →	predecessor
Yongle Emperor ("Yongle") →	reignName
Jianwen Emperor ("his uncle Zhu Di") →	succeededBy
Jianwen Emperor →	successor
Yongle Emperor ("Chengzu") →	templeName