Jianwen Emperor

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Ming dynasty emperor emperor of China

The Jianwen Emperor was the second ruler of China's Ming dynasty, whose short and tumultuous reign ended in a palace coup that left his ultimate fate shrouded in mystery.

Aliases (2)

Zhu Youjian ×2
Jianwen ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ming dynasty emperor → emperor of China →
birthDate	1377 →
birthPlace	Yingtian, Ming dynasty →
burialPlace	unknown →
capitalDuringReign	Nanjing →
causeOfDeath	unknown →
conflict	civil war with Prince of Yan →
country	China →
deathDate	1402 →
deathPlace	Nanjing →
dynasty	Ming dynasty →
endOfReign	1402 →
era	early 15th century → late 14th century →
eraNameMeaning	Establishing Civil →
ethnicity	Han Chinese →
familyName	Zhu →
fate	subject of legends about survival → unknown →
father	Zhu Biao →
givenName	Yunwen →
grandfather	Hongwu Emperor →
historicalReputation	tragic and mysterious ruler →
house	House of Zhu →
language	Chinese →
mannerOfDeath	disputed →
mother	Empress Xiaokang →
notableEvent	Jingnan campaign → palace coup of 1402 →
notedFor	mysterious disappearance after palace fire in 1402 →
opponent	Zhu Di →
overthrowMethod	military coup →
overthrownBy	Yongle Emperor →
palace	Nanjing Imperial Palace →
personalName	Zhu Yunwen →
policy	attempted to reduce power of regional princes →
positionHeld	Emperor of the Ming dynasty →
posthumousName	Hui Emperor →
predecessor	Hongwu Emperor →
reignCharacteristics	internal political reforms → short reign →
reignName	Jianwen →
religion	Confucianism →
startOfReign	1398 →
succeededBy	his uncle Zhu Di →
successor	Yongle Emperor →
templeName	Huidi →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ming Tombs →	notBuriedHere
Chongzhen Emperor ("Zhu Youjian") →	personalName
Yongle Emperor →	predecessor
Jianwen Emperor ("Jianwen") →	reignName
Tianqi Emperor ("Zhu Youjian") →	sibling