On this date in 1402, the second Ming emperor Zhu Yunwen (朱允炆 b. 1377) died in a palace fire. Reigning as the Jianwen Emperor (建文 r. 1399-1402), Yunwen as the grandson of Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang (朱元璋 r. 1368-1398). After taking the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang enacted a series of reforms/edicts, one of which was to [...]
The Historical Record for July 13, 2008
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