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Hongxi Emperor 洪熙帝
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Emperor of the Ming dynasty
Reign
7 September 1424 – 29 May 1425
Enthronement
7 September 1424
Predecessor
Yongle Emperor
Successor
Xuande Emperor
Crown Prince of the Ming dynasty
Tenure
12 May 1404 – 7 September 1424
Predecessor
Zhu Wenkui, Crown Prince Hejian
Successor
Imperial Grandson-heir Zhu Zhanji
Hereditary Prince of Yan
Tenure
4 November 1395 – 17 July 1402
Born
16 August 1378 Hongwu 11, 23rd day of the 7th month (洪武十一年七月二十三日)
Died
29 May 1425(1425-05-29) (aged 46) Hongxi 1, 12th day of the 5th month (洪熙元年五月十二日) Hall of Imperial Peace, Forbidden City, Beijing, Ming dynasty
Burial
Xianling Mausoleum, Ming tombs, Beijing, China
Consorts
Empress Chengxiaozhao
(m. 1396–1425)
Issue
Xuande Emperor
Zhu Zhanjun, Prince Jing of Zheng
Zhu Zhanyong, Prince Jing of Yue
Zhu Zhanyin, Prince Xian of Qi
Zhu Zhanshan, Prince Xian of Xiang
Zhu Zhangang, Prince Xian of Jing
Zhu Zhan'ao, Prince Jing of Huai
Zhu Zhankai, Prince Huai of Teng
Zhu Zhanji, Prince Zhuang of Liang
Zhu Zhanshan, Prince Gong of Wei
Princess Jiaxing
Princess Qingdu
Princess Qinghe
Princess De'an
Princess Yanping
Princess Deqing
Princess Zhending
Unnamed daughter
Names
Zhu Gaochi (朱高熾)
Era name and dates
Hongxi (洪熙): 20 January 1425 – 7 February 1426
Posthumous name
Emperor Jingtian Tidao Chuncheng Zhide Hongwen Qinwu Zhangsheng Daxiao Zhao (敬天體道純誠至德弘文欽武章聖達孝昭皇帝 Respecter of Heaven, Embodiment of the Way, Pure in Sincerity, Perfect in Virtue, Extensive in Culture, Dominant in Militancy, Standard of Sageliness, Thorough in Filial Piety, Luminous Emperor)
Temple name
Renzong (仁宗)
House
House of Zhu
Dynasty
Ming
Father
Yongle Emperor
Mother
Empress Renxiaowen
Hongxi Emperor
Chinese
洪熙帝
Literal meaning
“Vastly Bright”
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Hóngxī Dì
IPA
[xʊ̌ŋ.ɕí tî]
The Hongxi Emperor (16 August 1378 – 29 May 1425), personal name Zhu Gaochi (朱高熾), was the fourth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1424 to 1425. He was the eldest son of the Yongle Emperor and Empress Renxiaowen and the maternal grandson of Xu Da, Prince of Zhongshan. His era name "Hongxi" means "vastly bright".
The HongxiEmperor (16 August 1378 – 29 May 1425), personal name Zhu Gaochi (朱高熾), was the fourth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1424 to 1425...
(朱瞻基), was the fifth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1425 to 1435. He was the son and successor of the HongxiEmperor. "Xuande", the era name...
Yongle Emperor's successors, the Hongxi and Xuande Emperors, felt that the costly expeditions were harmful to the Ming Empire. The HongxiEmperor ended...
reigned 1311–1320), emperor of the Yuan dynasty HongxiEmperor (1378–1425, reigned 1424–1425), emperor of the Ming dynasty Jiaqing Emperor (1760–1820, reigned...
him as one of the commendable rulers, as out of the sixteen Ming emperors, only Hongxi, Xuande, and Hongzhi were deemed worthy of recognition besides Hongwu...
them abolished. Yongle Emperor's line: two peerages HongxiEmperor's line: eight peerages; four had no heir Xuande Emperor's line: one peerage, absorbed...
The Chenghua Emperor (Chinese: 成化帝; pinyin: Chénghuà Dì; 9 December 1447 – 9 September 1487), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Xianzong of...
not reign as emperor during their lifetime but were later recognized as Ming emperors posthumously. Legend: Orange denotes Ming emperors Cyan denotes...
individuals. For instance, the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty was originally honored as Taizong by the HongxiEmperor, but his temple name was later amended...
Emperor Yingzong of Ming (Chinese: 明英宗; pinyin: Míng Yīngzōng; 29 November 1427 – 23 February 1464), personal name Zhu Qizhen (simplified Chinese: 朱祁镇;...
groups. Prince Consort Commander Jiao Jing (焦敬), the son-in-law of the HongxiEmperor, represented the imperial family. Jin Ying, the head of the Directorate...
replace him with Hongxi. They planned to initiate their coup during an imperial hunt on the Mulan hunting grounds. Hongxi was proclaimed Emperor, but the plot...
Preceptor, a top-ranking, non-functional civil service post, under the HongxiEmperor (r. 1424–25). The Grand Secretariat drew its members from the Hanlin...
A coup of Hongxi was an unsuccessful coup d'etat organised by Hongxi, Prince Li of the First Rank and the eldest surviving son of deposed crown prince...
gourmet extreme lover of hidden attributes. Hong Jiantao as Zhu Gaochi, HongxiEmperor of Ming The elegant and gentle prince, with a personality like the soft...
ruler, the Yongle Emperor, and maternal grandfather of the HongxiEmperor. All but two subsequent Ming and Southern Ming emperors were descended from...
Yongle Emperor in several military expeditions against the Mongols. He was granted the title of Grand Preceptor and trusted by the HongxiEmperor. One of...
Ming emperor, the Hongwu Emperor, is located near his capital Nanjing; the second emperor, the Jianwen Emperor, was overthrown by the Yongle Emperor and...
the throne as the HongxiEmperor after the death of the Yongle Emperor on 12 August 1424. On 7 September 1424, the HongxiEmperor terminated the undertaking...
"directly administered" by the emperor and his staff, Beizhili in the north and Nanzhili in the south. The HongxiEmperor wanted to restore Nanjing as the...
son of the Yongle Emperor, later the HongxiEmperor Crown Prince Zhu Zhanji, son of the HongxiEmperor, later the Xuande Emperor Crown Prince Zhu Qizhen...
Chinese economy. He conjectures that when the Yongle Emperor died in 1424 and the new HongxiEmperor forbade further expeditions, the mandarins hid or destroyed...
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