Tianqi Emperor

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The Tianqi Emperor was a late Ming dynasty ruler of China whose short and troubled reign (1620–1627) was marked by court corruption and the growing influence of the eunuch Wei Zhongxian.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ming dynasty emperor
emperor of China
advisor Wei Zhongxian
birthDate 1605-12-23
birthPlace Beijing
burialPlace Qingling Mausoleum NERFINISHED
burialSite Ming Tombs NERFINISHED
capital Beijing
causeOfDeath illness
conflict Jurchen (Later Jin) incursions
internal peasant unrest
country China
courtCorruptionLevel high
courtFaction Donglin movement opponents
eunuch faction
deathDate 1627-09-30
deathPlace Beijing
dynasty Ming dynasty
era late Ming dynasty
eraDuration 7 years
eraName Tianqi NERFINISHED
father Taichang Emperor
historicalPeriod late imperial China
house Ming dynasty
surface form: House of Zhu
issue no surviving sons
knownFor lack of interest in state affairs
skill in carpentry
language Chinese
mother Empress Dowager Xiaojing
notableFor court corruption during his reign
dominance of eunuch Wei Zhongxian
weak imperial control over government
personalName Zhu Youjiao
policyIssue financial crisis of the Ming dynasty
posthumousName Taichang Emperor
surface form: Emperor Zhuanglie
predecessor Taichang Emperor
regnalNumber 15th emperor of the Ming dynasty
reignEnd 1627
reignName Tianqi NERFINISHED
reignStart 1620
religion Confucianism
sibling Jianwen Emperor
surface form: Zhu Youjian
spouse Empress Zhang
successor Chongzhen Emperor
templeName Xizong
title Ming emperors
surface form: Emperor of the Great Ming

Son of Heaven
Zhu YoujianRole Chongzhen Emperor
surface form: later Chongzhen Emperor

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Ming Tombs containsTombOf Tianqi Emperor