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Ming Yuzhen

Ming Xia · Yuan · 1st ruler

明玉珍 Míng Yùzhēn

Wade–Giles: Ming Yü-chen

Reigned 1362–1366 (4 years)

Reigned 4 years (1362–1366). Died at 36 (East Asian reckoning) of natural causes. 1st ruler of Ming Xia.

Facts

Reign
1362 – March 1366 (1st ruler of Ming Xia)
Length of reign
4 years
Born
1331
Died
March 1366
Age at accession
Unknown
Age at death
36
Cause of death
Natural causesNatural death or illness (including old age)
Path to the throne
Self-proclaimedFounded the titleClaimed the imperial title without receiving the throne from an earlier ruler (e.g. Emperor Gaozu of Han, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Hongwu Emperor)
Successor
Ming Sheng
Era names
  • 天統 Tiāntǒng (proclaimed 1362)

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
1
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
0
Rebellions faced
0
Capital relocations
0