Hongwu Emperor

Hongwu Emperor

Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Ming (明太祖), personal name Zhu Yuanzhang (朱元璋; Chu Yüan-chang), courtesy name Guorui (國瑞; 国瑞), was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1368 to 1398. As famine, plague, and peasant revolt surged across China proper during the 14th century, Zhu Yuanzhang rose to command the Red Turban Rebellion that conquered China proper, ending the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and forcing the remnant Yuan court (known as Northern Yuan in historiography) to retreat to the Mongolian Plateau. Zhu claimed the Mandate of Heaven and established the Ming dynasty at the beginning of 1368 and occupied the Yuan capital of Khanbaliq (present-day Beijing), with his army that same year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hongwu Emperor has received more than 1,775,241 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Hongwu Emperor is the 447th most popular politician (down from 421st in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from China (down from 31st in 2019) and the 17th most popular Chinese Politician.

The Hongwu Emperor is most famous for establishing the Ming Dynasty. He was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty and he ruled from 1368 to 1398.