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Hongxi Emperor 洪熙帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 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 | (aged 46)||||||||||||||||
Burial | Xianling Mausoleum, Ming tombs, Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||||
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House | House of Zhu | ||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Ming | ||||||||||||||||
Father | Yongle Emperor | ||||||||||||||||
Mother | Empress Renxiaowen |
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Chinese | 洪熙帝 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | “Vastly Bright” | ||||||||
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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".