The Jiajing Emperor, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Ming (明世宗), personal name Zhu Houcong (朱厚熜), was the 12th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1521 to 1567. He succeeded his cousin, the Zhengde Emperor. "Jiajing", the era name of his reign, means "admirable tranquility".
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
A porcelain vase with glazed fish designs, from the Jiajing era. Guimet Museum, Paris
The Xianling Mausoleum, where the Jiajing Emperor's parents are buried, Zhongxiang, Hubei
Temple of Heaven in Beijing
The Zhengde Emperor, personal name Zhu Houzhao (朱厚㷖), was the 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1505 to 1521. He was the Hongzhi Emperor's eldest son. Zhu Houzhao took the throne at only 14 with the era name "Zhengde", meaning "right virtue" or "rectification of virtue".
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Portrait of the Zhengde Emperor
Stele in memory of the renovation of the Temple of Yan in Qufu, 1509 (4th year of the Zhengde era)
Chinese Islamic bronze incense burner made during the reign of Zhengde. Adilnor Collection, Sweden.
