Taichang Emperor

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The Taichang Emperor was a short-reigning Ming dynasty emperor of China whose sudden death in 1620 contributed to political instability and factional conflict at the late Ming court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ming dynasty emperor
emperor of China
birthDate 1582
burialPlace Ming tombs NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath sudden illness
country China
courtFactionalism associated with Donglin faction conflicts
deathDate 1620
dynasty Ming dynasty
era late Ming period
eraName Taichang
ethnicity Han Chinese
father Wanli Emperor NERFINISHED
house House of Zhu
language Chinese
mother Lady Wang
notableFor contributing to late Ming political instability
exacerbating factional conflict at the Ming court
short reign
sudden death in 1620
personalName Zhu Changluo
placeOfBirth Ming China
placeOfDeath Beijing
posthumousName Taichang
predecessor Wanli Emperor NERFINISHED
regnalNumber 14th emperor of the Ming dynasty
reignEnd 1620
reignName Taichang
reignStart 1620
religion Confucianism
succession hereditary monarchy
successor Tianqi Emperor NERFINISHED
title Crown Prince before accession


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