Jiajing Emperor
1507 CE–1567 CE · Beijing
The Jiajing Emperor (Zhu Houcong, 1507-1567) was the eleventh emperor of China's Ming dynasty, reigning from 1521 to 1567. His long reign began with the "Great Rites Controversy," a dispute over the ritual status of his birth father, and was later marked by his withdrawal from routine administration in favor of Daoist alchemy and the pursuit of longevity. During this period power fell largely to court officials such as the grand secretary Yan Song, while the coasts suffered repeated raids by wokou pirates and the northern frontier faced Mongol incursions.
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