Chenghua Emperor

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Ming dynasty emperor emperor of China

The Chenghua Emperor was a Ming dynasty ruler of China who reigned from 1464 to 1487, known for a relatively stable but increasingly corrupt court and for his influential consort, Empress Wan.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ming dynasty emperor → emperor of China →
ascendedToThroneAge	16 →
birthDate	1447-12-09 →
birthPlace	Forbidden City →
burialComplex	Ming Tombs →
burialPlace	Mao Ling →
capital	Beijing →
capitalCityDuringReign	Beijing →
consort	Empress Wan →
country	Ming dynasty →
courtCharacteristic	dominance of palace eunuchs → increasing influence of inner palace women →
courtCorruption	increased during later years of reign →
deathDate	1487-09-09 →
deathPlace	Forbidden City →
dynasty	Ming dynasty →
era	Early Ming period →
eraArtStyle	Chenghua doucai porcelain →
eraName	Chenghua →
familyName	Zhu →
father	Emperor Yingzong of Ming →
givenName	Jianshen →
governingStyle	personally diligent but easily influenced by favorites →
house	House of Zhu →
issue	Hongzhi Emperor →
language	Chinese →
mother	Empress Xiaosu →
notableFor	development of Chenghua porcelain → increasing court corruption → influence of senior consort Empress Wan → patronage of arts and crafts → relatively stable reign →
personalName	Zhu Jianshen →
policyCharacteristic	attempts at fiscal retrenchment → limited military campaigns on frontiers →
posthumousName	Emperor Xianzong of Ming →
predecessor	Jingtai Emperor →
regnalNumber	9th Ming emperor →
reignEnd	1487 →
reignName	Chenghua →
reignStart	1464 →
religion	Chinese Buddhism → Chinese folk religion →
spouse	Empress Wan →
successor	Hongzhi Emperor →
templeName	Xianzong →
title	Emperor of the Great Ming →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ming Tombs →	containsTombOf
Chenghua Emperor ("Chenghua") →	eraName
Hongzhi Emperor →	father
Chenghua Emperor ("Emperor Xianzong of Ming") →	posthumousName
Hongzhi Emperor →	predecessor
Chenghua Emperor ("Chenghua") →	reignName
Jingtai Emperor →	successor
Chenghua Emperor ("Emperor of the Great Ming") →	title