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Ming Sheng

Ming Xia · Yuan · 2nd ruler

明昇 Míng Shēng

Wade–Giles: Ming Sheng

Reigned 1366–1371 (5 years)

Reigned 5 years (1366–1371). Age and cause of death unknown. 2nd ruler of Ming Xia.

Facts

Reign
March 1366 – 3 August 1371 (2nd ruler of Ming Xia)
Length of reign
5 years
Born
Unknown
Died
Unknown
Age at accession
10
Age at death
Unknown
Cause of death
UnknownThe primary sources record no cause of death or clue to it
Path to the throne
Designated heirSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, who had chosen the heir (by testament, naming a crown prince, etc.)
Predecessor
Ming Yuzhen
Era names
  • 開熙 Kāixī (proclaimed 1366)

Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.

During the reign

Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted

Era name changes
1
General amnesties
0
Empresses installed
0
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
1
Rebellions faced
1
Capital relocations
0