Wanli Emperor

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The Wanli Emperor was the thirteenth emperor of China’s Ming dynasty, whose long reign from 1572 to 1620 was marked by early effective governance followed by prolonged withdrawal from state affairs and mounting internal decline.

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Label Occurrences
Wanli Emperor canonical 12
Wanli 4

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ming dynasty emperor
emperor of China
birthDate 1563-09-04
birthPlace Beijing
burialComplex Ming Tombs
burialPlace Ming Tombs
surface form: Dingling Mausoleum
cameToThroneAtAge 8
capitalDuringReign Beijing
child Taichang Emperor
Zhu Changhao
Zhu Changxun
conflict Ningxia rebellion
surface form: Bozhou rebellion

Imjin War
Ningxia rebellion
country China
deathDate 1620-08-18
deathPlace Beijing
dynasty Ming dynasty
eraCharacterization transition from prosperity to decline in late Ming
eraEnd 1620
eraName Wanli Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wanli
eraPolicy support for Zhang Juzheng’s reforms in early reign
eraStart 1573
father Longqing Emperor
foreignRelations military intervention in Korea against Japanese invasions
house Ming dynasty
surface form: House of Zhu
issue corruption among eunuchs and officials
fiscal strain from military campaigns
succession disputes over his favored son Zhu Changxun
knownFor contributing to Ming administrative decline
early period of effective governance
later withdrawal from active governance
longest de facto reign of the Ming dynasty
prolonged absenteeism from court audiences
laterPolicy neglect of official appointments and memorials
refusal to attend court for years
mother Empress Dowager Xiaoding
notableRegent Zhang Juzheng
ordinalInDynasty 13
personalName Zhu Yijun
posthumousName Emperor Shenzong of Ming
predecessor Longqing Emperor
reignEnd 1620
reignName Wanli Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wanli
reignStart 1572
religion Buddhism
Confucianism
spouse Empress Xiaoduanxian
Empress Xiaojing
successor Taichang Emperor
templeName Shenzong

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ming Tombs containsTombOf Wanli Emperor
Ming dynasty notableEmperor Wanli Emperor
Hongguang Emperor grandfather Wanli Emperor
Longqing Emperor successor Wanli Emperor
Longqing Emperor child Wanli Emperor
Wanli Emperor reignName Wanli Emperor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wanli
Wanli Emperor eraName Wanli Emperor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wanli
Taichang Emperor father Wanli Emperor
Taichang Emperor predecessor Wanli Emperor
Zhu Yousong relative Wanli Emperor
Zhu Yousong grandfather Wanli Emperor
Muzong successor Wanli Emperor
subject surface form: Longqing Emperor
Emperor Su successor Wanli Emperor
Longqing precedes Wanli Emperor
this entity surface form: Wanli
Longqing followedBy Wanli Emperor
this entity surface form: Wanli
Zhu Changxun father Wanli Emperor