Chongzhen Emperor

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Ming dynasty emperor emperor of China

The Chongzhen Emperor was the last ruler of China’s Ming dynasty, whose reign ended with the dynasty’s collapse and the fall of Beijing to rebel forces in 1644.

Aliases (2)

Chongzhen ×2
later Chongzhen Emperor ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ming dynasty emperor → emperor of China →
birthDate	1611-02-06 →
birthPlace	Beijing →
burialPlace	Ming tombs NERFINISHED → Silence Mausoleum →
capitalDuringReign	Beijing →
causeOfDeath	hanging →
child	Princess Changping → Princess Zhaoren → Zhu Cijiong NERFINISHED →
contemporary	Dorgon → Hong Taiji →
country	China →
deathDate	1644-04-25 →
deathPlace	Beijing → Coal Hill →
dynasty	Ming dynasty →
era	late Ming period →
eraName	Chongzhen →
ethnicity	Han Chinese →
father	Taichang Emperor → Zhu Changluo NERFINISHED →
house	House of Zhu →
knownFor	attempts to reform Ming administration → being the last emperor of the Ming dynasty → struggle against Manchu incursions → struggle against peasant rebellions →
language	Chinese →
mannerOfDeath	suicide →
mother	Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang →
notableEvent	collapse of the Ming dynasty → fall of Beijing in 1644 →
opponent	Li Zicheng → rebel Shun forces →
personalName	Zhu Youjian →
predecessor	Tianqi Emperor NERFINISHED →
regnalNumber	16th emperor of the Ming dynasty →
reignEnd	1644 →
reignMotto	Chongzhen →
reignStart	1627 →
religion	Confucianism →
spouse	Consort Tian → Consort Wang → Consort Yuan → Empress Zhou →
succeededBy	Hongguang Emperor (Southern Ming) →
successorState	Qing dynasty → Shun dynasty →
templeName	Sizong →
title	Emperor of the Great Ming →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ming Tombs →	containsTombOf
Chongzhen Emperor ("Chongzhen") →	eraName
Ming dynasty →	lastRuler
Hongguang Emperor →	predecessor
Chongzhen Emperor ("Chongzhen") →	reignMotto
Tianqi Emperor →	successor
Tianqi Emperor ("later Chongzhen Emperor") →	Zhu YoujianRole