Hongwu Emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang)
1328 CE–1398 CE · Nanjing
The Hongwu Emperor, born Zhu Yuanzhang, rose from destitute peasant beginnings; orphaned young, he spent time as a Buddhist monk before joining the rebellions against the failing Yuan. Emerging as the dominant rebel leader, he drove out the Mongols and proclaimed the Ming dynasty in 1368, with its capital at Nanjing. He rebuilt centralized autocratic government, restored agriculture through land and census reforms, and issued a comprehensive legal code.
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- Hayam Wuruk· 1334 CE–1389 CE
- Acamapichtli· –1395 CE
- Barquq· 1336 CE–1399 CE
- Murad I· 1326 CE–1389 CE
- Dmitry Donskoy· 1350 CE–1389 CE
- Timur (Tamerlane)· 1336 CE–1405 CE
- Taejo of Joseon (Yi Seong-gye)· 1335 CE–1408 CE
- Firuz Shah Tughlaq· 1309 CE–1388 CE
- Bayezid I· 1360 CE–1403 CE
- Huitzilihuitl· –1417 CE
- Ashikaga Yoshimitsu· 1358 CE–1408 CE
- Khizr Khan· –1421 CE
- Manuel II Palaiologos· 1350 CE–1425 CE
- Yongle Emperor (Zhu Di)· 1360 CE–1424 CE
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