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Jingtai Emperor

1428 - 1457

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The Jingtai Emperor (21 September 1428 – 14 March 1457), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Daizong of Ming and by his posthumous name as the Emperor Jing of Ming, personal name Zhu Qiyu, was the seventh emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1449 to 1457. He succeeded his elder brother, Emperor Yingzong, who had been captured by the Mongols. He was overthrown in a palace coup led by Emperor Yingzong in February 1457 and died a month later. In 1449, Emperor Yingzong, upon the suggestion of eunuch Wang Zhen, personally led the army to battle against the Mongolian army of Esen Taishi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jingtai Emperor is the 2,186th most popular politician (down from 1,526th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from China (down from 107th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Chinese Politician.

Jingtai emperor is most famous for the construction of the Forbidden City.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jingtai Emperor ranks 2,186 out of 19,576. Before him are Elisa Bonaparte, Yakov Sverdlov, Mike Pence, Leopoldo Galtieri, Helenus, and Antiochus II Theos. After him are Gwanggaeto the Great, Tancred, Prince of Galilee, Louis I, Duke of Anjou, Mentuhotep II, August Bebel, and Arthur Liebehenschel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1428, Jingtai Emperor ranks 1. After him are Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais, John VIII, Count of Vendôme, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine, Janibek Khan, Julius Pomponius Laetus, Pedro González de Mendoza, and Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden. Among people deceased in 1457, Jingtai Emperor ranks 4. Before him are Rita of Cascia, Ladislaus the Posthumous, and Lorenzo Valla. After him are Danjong of Joseon, Andrea del Castagno, Francesco Foscari, Ladislaus Hunyadi, Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, Goharshad Begum, and Bartolomeu Perestrello.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jingtai Emperor ranks 127 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Qian (-200), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), Yue Fei (1142), Bai Juyi (772), Yuan Shao (154), and Su Shi (1037). After him are Gwanggaeto the Great (374), Lin Biao (1907), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Sun Ce (175), Gegeen Khan (1302), and Tang of Shang (-1601).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Jingtai Emperor ranks 78. Before him are Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (1285), Emperor Xian of Han (181), Li Zicheng (1606), Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), and Yuan Shao (154). After him are Gwanggaeto the Great (374), Lin Biao (1907), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Gegeen Khan (1302), Tang of Shang (-1601), and Wang Jingwei (1883).

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