Empress Zhang (Hongxi)
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Empress Chengxiaozhao, of the Zhang clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, married to the fourth Ming ruler, the Hongxi Emperor. He only ruled for one year, so she then served as Emp
诚孝昭皇后张氏（明仁宗）
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 Zhang (Hongxi)
…dowager after the accession of her son the Xuande Emperor. She later served as the Regent of China during the minority of the reign of her grandson, Emperor Yingzong of Ming, from 1435 until 1442. Zhang was from Northern Shanxi, a peasant background, the daughter of Zhang Qi (張麒) and Lady Tong (仝氏). She had two brothers…
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll
Wang Zhen led Emperor Yingzong's government from 1442 to 1449.
Emperor Yingzong's Tumu campaign in 1449
Lady Qian, Emperor Yingzong's empress