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Taichang Emperor
Sign in to saveAlso known as Taichang, Guang Zong, Zhu Changluo, Chongtianqidaoyingruigongchunxianwenjingwuyuanrenyixiaozhenhuangdi, Zhen Di, The Taichang Emperor
15th Emperor of the Ming dynasty
Key facts
- Reign
- 28 August 1620 – 26 September 1620
- Enthronement
- 28 August 1620
- Predecessor
- Wanli Emperor
- Successor
- Tianqi Emperor
- Born
- ( 1582-08-28 ) 28 August 1582
- Died
- 26 September 1620 (1620-09-26) (aged 38)
- Burial
- Qing Mausoleum, Ming tombs , Beijing
- Consorts
- Empress Xiaoyuanzhen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1601 ; died 1613 ) Empress Dowager Xiaohe ( died 1619 ) Empress Dowager Xiaochun ( died 1614 )
- Issue detail
- Tianqi Emperor Chongzhen Emperor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Zhu
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ming dynasty
- Place of birth
- Beijing
- Place of death
- Beijing
- Spouse
- Empress Dowager Xiaochun
- Father
- Wanli Emperor
- Mother
- Empress Dowager Xiaojing
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- crown prince
- Family
- House of Zhu
- Image
- 明光宗.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1582-08-28
- date of death
- 1620-09-26
- posthumous name
- 崇天契道英睿恭純憲文景武淵仁懿孝貞皇帝
- Commons category
- Taichang Emperor
- described by source
- History of Ming
- cause of death
- poison
- era name
- Taichang
- temple name
- 光宗
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
HouseZhu DynastyMing FatherWanli Emperor MotherLady Wang
Chinese name Chinese泰昌帝
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