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Zhu Yujian

emperor of Nan Ming dynasty
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Also known as: Chu Yü-chien, Longwu, Prince of Tang
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Wade-Giles romanization:
Chu Yü-chien
Also called:
Prince of Tang
Reign name (nianhao):
Longwu
Born:
May 25, 1602, Nanyang, Henan province, China
Died:
1646, China (aged 43)
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Zhu Yujian (born May 25, 1602, Nanyang, Henan province, China—died 1646, China) was the ruler of Fujian province in southeastern China after the Manchu forces of Manchuria (Northeast China) captured the Ming capital at Beijing and established the Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12). He was also a claimant to the Ming throne. A Ming prince, Zhu was a direct descendant of the first Ming dynasty emperor, Hongwu (reigned 1368–98). Upon the fall of Beijing to the Manchu armies, Zhu obtained the support of the pirate leader and freebooter Zheng Zhilong and in August 1645 proclaimed himself emperor of the Nan (Southern) Ming, ...(100 of 130 words)

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