Emperor Taizu of Ming

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Emperor_of_Japan
founder
gptkbp:birthDate 1328-10-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Zhongli,_Haozhou,_Yuan_dynasty
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Ming_Xiaoling_Mausoleum
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Nanjing
gptkbp:children gptkb:Yongle_Emperor
gptkb:Jianwen_Emperor
gptkb:Zhu_Biao
gptkbp:deathDate 1398-06-24
gptkbp:endDate 1398
gptkbp:eraName gptkb:Hongwu
gptkbp:eraStart 1368
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Han_Chinese
gptkbp:father gptkb:Zhu_Shizhen
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Ming_dynasty
gptkbp:hasTemple Taizu
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Zhu
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emperor Taizu of Ming
gptkbp:legacy established Ming dynasty rule for nearly 300 years
initiated Ming legal and administrative systems
remembered as a harsh but effective ruler
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Lady_Chen
gptkbp:notableAchievement gptkb:unification_of_China
establishment of Ming dynasty
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Red_Turban_Rebellion
overthrow of Yuan dynasty
gptkbp:notablePolicy land reforms
promotion of agriculture
agricultural reforms
autocratic rule
anti-corruption measures
abolition of chancellor position
military conscription system
legal code: Da Ming Lü
restoration of Confucian bureaucracy
purges of officials
abolition of prime minister
ban on maritime trade (haijin policy)
census and population registration
creation of secret police (Jinyiwei)
reconstruction of Nanjing
revival of civil service examination
gptkbp:personalName gptkb:Zhu_Yuanzhang
gptkbp:posthumousName gptkb:Emperor_Gao
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Yuan_dynasty
gptkbp:reignEnd 1398
gptkbp:reignStart 1368
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Empress_Ma
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jianwen_Emperor
gptkbp:title gptkb:Hongwu_Emperor
gptkb:Emperor_of_the_Great_Ming
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:建元
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6