Hongwu Emperor

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emperor of China founder of dynasty

The Hongwu Emperor was the founding ruler of China’s Ming dynasty, known for overthrowing the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and establishing a centralized, autocratic government.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	emperor of China → founder of dynasty →
birthDate	1328-10-21 →
birthPlace	Anhui → Haozhou →
burialPlace	Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum NERFINISHED → Nanjing →
capitalEstablishedAt	Nanjing →
child	Jianwen Emperor NERFINISHED → Zhu Biao → Zhu Di →
countryOfCitizenship	China →
deathDate	1398-06-24 →
deathPlace	Nanjing → Yingtian →
dynasty	Ming dynasty →
eraEnd	1398 →
eraName	Hongwu →
eraStart	1368 →
ethnicGroup	Han Chinese →
father	Zhu Shizhen →
founded	Ming dynasty →
house	House of Zhu →
implementedPolicy	abolition of chancellorship → lijia system of taxation → population registration reforms → strengthening of imperial autocracy →
knownFor	establishing centralized autocratic government → land reforms → legal code Hongwu Code → military agricultural colonies →
mother	Lady Chen →
notableBattle	Red Turban Rebellion → conquest of Dadu →
occupation	military leader → monarch →
overthrew	Yuan dynasty →
personalName	Zhu Yuanzhang →
posthumousName	Hongwu Emperor →
predecessor	Toghon Temür NERFINISHED → Yuan dynasty →
reignEnd	1398 →
reignStart	1368 →
religion	Buddhism → Chinese folk religion →
spouse	Empress Ma →
successor	Jianwen Emperor NERFINISHED →
templeName	Taizu →
title	Emperor of the Great Ming →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jiayuguan Pass →	builtDuringReignOf
Shanhaiguan Pass →	builtUnder
Hongwu Emperor ("Hongwu") →	eraName
Yongle Emperor →	father
Ming dynasty →	firstRuler
Ming dynasty →	founder
Jianwen Emperor →	grandfather
Zhu ("Zhu Yuanzhang") →	hasNotableBearer
Ming dynasty →	notableEmperor
Ming Tombs →	notBuriedHere
Hongwu Emperor →	posthumousName
Jianwen Emperor →	predecessor
Hongwu Emperor ("Emperor of the Great Ming") →	title