Empress Xiaosu
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Empress Xiaosu, of the Zhou clan, was the concubine of Emperor Yingzong of Ming and the mother of the Chenghua Emperor.
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Emperor Yingzong of Ming
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Emperor Yingzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Qizhen, was the sixth and eighth emperor of the Ming dynasty of China. He ruled as the Zhengtong Emperor from 1435 to 1449, and as the Tianshun Emperor from
Empress Xiaosu
…Empress Xiaosu (1430 – 17 March 1504), of the Zhou clan, was the concubine of Emperor Yingzong of Ming and the mother of the Chenghua Emperor. Zhou was the daughter of Zhou Neng (周能), a poor farmer in Changping County. When Emperor Yingzong went hunting…
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