Jingtai Emperor

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The Jingtai Emperor was a 15th-century ruler of China's Ming dynasty whose short and turbulent reign followed the capture of his brother, the Zhengtong Emperor, by Mongol forces.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Jingtai 2
Zhengtong Emperor 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ming dynasty emperor
emperor of China
alsoKnownAs Tianshun Emperor
surface form: Ming Daizong
birthDate 1428
birthPlace Beijing
burialPlace Ming Tombs
surface form: Jingling Mausoleum
burialSiteGroup Ming Tombs
surface form: Ming tombs
cameToPowerAfter Ming–Mongol border conflicts
surface form: Tumu Crisis
capital Beijing
capitalCityDuringReign Beijing
captorOfPredecessor Oirat Mongols
causeOfLossOfThrone coup restoring Zhengtong Emperor
conflictContext Ming–Mongol border conflicts
surface form: Ming–Mongol conflicts
country China
deathDate 1457
deathPlace Beijing
dynasty Ming dynasty
era 15th century
eraNameUsed Jingtai Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jingtai
ethnicity Han Chinese
familyName Zhu
father Xuande Emperor
givenName Qiyu
heldTitleBeforeAccession Prince of Cheng
house Ming dynasty
surface form: House of Zhu
mother Empress Xiaogongzhang
notableEvent strengthening of northern defenses after Tumu Crisis
notableFor rule following the Tumu Crisis
short and turbulent reign
notableOfficial Yu Qian
personalName Zhu Qiyu
policyFocus border security
military defense
posthumousTreatment denied temple name during Tianshun reign for a time
predecessor Zhengtong Emperor
reasonForAccession capture of Zhengtong Emperor by Mongol forces
reignEnd 1457
reignName Jingtai Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jingtai
reignStart 1449
religion Chinese folk religion
Confucianism
sibling Zhengtong Emperor
successor Chenghua Emperor
Tianshun Emperor
templeName Daizong
title Prince of Cheng
tookThroneTitle Ming emperors
surface form: Emperor of the Great Ming

Referenced by (7)

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Xuande Emperor child Jingtai Emperor
this entity surface form: Zhengtong Emperor
Xuande Emperor child Jingtai Emperor
Ming Tombs containsTombOf Jingtai Emperor
Jingtai Emperor eraNameUsed Jingtai Emperor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jingtai
Chenghua Emperor predecessor Jingtai Emperor
Jingtai Emperor reignName Jingtai Emperor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jingtai
Xuande Emperor successor Jingtai Emperor
this entity surface form: Zhengtong Emperor