Zhu Quan

Zhu Quan
朱權
Prince of Ning
Reign1391–1448
SuccessorZhu Dianpei, Prince Jing
Born1378
Died1448(1448-00-00) (aged 69–70)
Burial
Tomb of Zhu Quan (in present-day Xinjian District, Nanchang, Jiangxi)
Issue
  • Zhu Panshi, Hereditary Prince Zhuanghui
  • Second son
  • Zhu Panye, Prince Kangxi of Linchuan
  • Zhu Panyao, Prince Anjian of Yichun
  • Zhu Panzhu, Prince Anxi of Xinchang
  • Zhu Panmuo, Prince Daohui of Xinfeng
  • Princess Yongxin
  • Princess Yushan
  • Princess Qingjiang
  • Princess Fengxin
  • Princess Jinxi
  • Princess Taihe
  • Princess Pengze
  • Princess Luling
  • Princess Xinyu
  • Princess Xincheng
  • Princess Fuliang
  • Twelfth daughter
  • Princess Nanfeng
  • Princess Yongfeng
Names
Zhu Quan (朱權)
Posthumous name
Prince Xian of Ning (寧獻王)
FatherHongwu Emperor
MotherImperial Concubine Yang
OccupationHistorian, military commander, musician, playwright
First page / leaf of volume 3 of Zhu Quan's Shenqi Mipu. From right to left: Full title of tablature collection 臞仙神奇秘譜 with volume number 下卷 (lower or third) plus seals of the owner of this copy (if any), title of the volume 霞外神品, the tuning and method of tuning 黃鐘調, name of the 'modal preface' 調意, the tablature (shorthand) of the modal preface, [next page] title of the piece, description of the piece's origins, and the tablature of said piece.

Zhu Quan (simplified Chinese: 朱权; traditional Chinese: 朱權; pinyin: Zhū Quán; 1378–1448[1]), the Prince of Ning (simplified Chinese: 宁王; traditional Chinese: 寧王; pinyin: Nìngwáng), was a Chinese historian, military commander, musician, and playwright. He was the 17th son of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty. During his life, he served as a military commander, feudal lord, historian, and playwright. He is also remembered as a great tea connoisseur, a zither player, and composer.