Hongzhi Emperor
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The Hongzhi Emperor, personal name Zhu Youcheng, was the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1487 to 1505. He succeeded his father, the Chenghua Emperor.
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll
A stele with the Hongzhi Emperor's inscription regarding the repair of the Temple of Confucius, Qufu. 1504 (17th year of the Hongzhi era)
Detail of the painting Poet on a Mountaintop by Shen Zhou (1427–1509), ink on paper. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Zhengde Emperor
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The Zhengde Emperor, personal name Zhu Houzhao, was the 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1505 to 1521. He succeeded his father, the Hongzhi Emperor.
Hongzhi Emperor
…敬帝; 'Respectful Emperor'). He was buried in the Tai Mausoleum in the Ming tombs near Beijing. The Emperor's thirteen-year-old son succeeded him as the Zhengde Emperor on 19 June 1505. Despite his father's love, and his early appointment as successor in 1492, the Zhengde Emperor held opposing views on many issues. In…
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll
Portrait of the Zhengde Emperor
Portrait of Li Dongyang, c. 1503
Porcelain plate from the Zhengde era; Nanjing Museum