Yongle Emperor

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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.

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Label Occurrences
Yongle Emperor canonical 50
Zhu Di 15
Yongle 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ming dynasty emperor
emperor of China
birthDate 1360-05-02
birthPlace Yingchang, Beiping
burialComplex Ming Tombs
burialPlace Ming Tombs
surface form: Changling Mausoleum
cameToPowerThrough Jingnan campaign
capitalCityDuringReign Beijing
commissioned Forbidden City
commissionedWork Yongle Encyclopedia
conflict Jingnan Rebellion
constructed Temple of Heaven
surface form: Temple of Heaven (Beijing)

Beijing city wall
surface form: city walls of Beijing
country China
deathDate 1424-08-12
deathPlace on campaign near the Gobi Desert
dynasty Ming dynasty
eraName Yongle Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Yongle
father Hongwu Emperor
house Ming dynasty
surface form: 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 Yongle Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Zhu Di
policy expansion of tribute system
large-scale military campaigns
strengthening of imperial authority
posthumousName Yongle Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ming Chengzu
predecessor Jianwen Emperor
reignEnd 1424
reignName Yongle Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Yongle
reignStart 1402
religion Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
Confucianism
secondaryCapital Nanjing
sponsoredVoyagesOf Zheng He
spouse Empress Xu
successor Hongxi Emperor
templeName Yongle Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chengzu
titleBeforeAccession Prince of Yan

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Ming Tombs firstBurial Yongle Emperor
Ming Tombs containsTombOf Yongle Emperor
Temple of Heaven builtBy Yongle Emperor
Ming dynasty notableEmperor Yongle Emperor
Jianwen Emperor successor Yongle Emperor
Jianwen Emperor opponent Yongle Emperor
this entity surface form: Zhu Di
Jianwen Emperor succeededBy Yongle Emperor
this entity surface form: his uncle Zhu Di
Jianwen Emperor overthrownBy Yongle Emperor
Zijincheng commissionedBy Yongle Emperor
Yongle Emperor personalName Yongle Emperor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Zhu Di
Yongle Emperor templeName Yongle Emperor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chengzu
Yongle Emperor posthumousName Yongle Emperor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ming Chengzu
Yongle Emperor reignName Yongle Emperor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Yongle
Yongle Emperor eraName Yongle Emperor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Yongle
Changling builtFor Yongle Emperor
Changling burialPlaceOf Yongle Emperor
Hongxi Emperor father Yongle Emperor
Hongxi Emperor predecessor Yongle Emperor
Xuande Emperor grandfather Yongle Emperor
Ling’en Hall (Changling) dedicatedTo Yongle Emperor
Hongwu Emperor child Yongle Emperor
this entity surface form: Zhu Di
Zhu hasNotableBearer Yongle Emperor
this entity surface form: Zhu Di
Tiāntán builtUnderEmperor Yongle Emperor
Parameswara receivedRecognitionFrom Yongle Emperor
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah contemporaryOf Yongle Emperor
Golden Hall builtUnder Yongle Emperor
Zheng He servedEmperor Yongle Emperor
Zheng He closeAssociateOf Yongle Emperor
this entity surface form: Zhu Di
Zheng He supportedRiseOf Yongle Emperor
Zhu Yunwen successor Yongle Emperor
Zhu Yunwen uncle Yongle Emperor
Zhu Yunwen overthrownBy Yongle Emperor
Zhu Yunwen relative Yongle Emperor
this entity surface form: Zhu Di
Yunwen successor Yongle Emperor
Yunwen conflictWith Yongle Emperor
Huidi relative Yongle Emperor
subject surface form: Jianwen Emperor
Zhu Biao sibling Yongle Emperor
this entity surface form: Zhu Di
Zhu Biao associatedWith Yongle Emperor
Empress Xiaokang associatedWith Yongle Emperor
Jingnan campaign commander Yongle Emperor
this entity surface form: Zhu Di
Jingnan campaign relatedTo Yongle Emperor
Sanbao allegiance Yongle Emperor
Sanbao patron Yongle Emperor
Zǐjìnchéng commissionedBy Yongle Emperor
Inner Court builtFor Yongle Emperor
Wu Men builtDuringReignOf Yongle Emperor
Empress Ma motherOf Yongle Emperor
this entity surface form: Zhu Di
Yingchang, Beiping associatedWith Yongle Emperor
Yongle Encyclopedia commissionedBy Yongle Emperor