Zhu Changlo ( Chinese 朱 常 洛 , August 28, 1582 - September 26, 1620 ) is the 14th Chinese emperor of the Ming dynasty ( August 28, 1620 - September 26, 1620 ), the eldest son and successor of the Chinese emperor Zhu Yijun . He ruled under the motto of Taichang (泰昌, " Great Prosperity "), the posthumous name is Guang-zong (光宗).
| Zhu Changlo | |||||||
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| Chinese 朱 常 洛 | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Zhu Yijun | ||||||
| Successor | Zhu Yujiao | ||||||
| Birth | August 28, 1582 Beijing China | ||||||
| Death | September 26, 1620 (aged 38) Beijing China | ||||||
| Burial place | Tombs of the Ming Dynasty Emperors | ||||||
| Kind | Min | ||||||
| Father | Zhu Yijun | ||||||
| Mother | Xiaojing | ||||||
| Spouse | 10 wives | ||||||
| Children | 7 sons and 10 daughters | ||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||
Biography
At the end of the reign of the Minsk emperor Zhu Yijun , a struggle was going on between supporters of Zhu Changlo and his half-brother Zhu Changxun (1586–1641). Due to pressure from the mandarins (who subsequently formed the so-called Donglin Movement), the emperor was not able to appoint the latter as his heir in place of Zhu Changlo, and Zhu Changxun was settled in Luoyang with the title Grand Prince Fu (Fu-wang). In October 1601, Emperor Zhu Yi Jun appointed his eldest son, Zhu Changlo, heir to the imperial throne. In 1615, an unsuccessful attempt was made on him, which was organized by the concubine Zheng, the mother of Zhu Changxun.
In August 1620, after the death of his father, the 38-year-old Zhu Changlo entered the imperial throne under the throne name Taichang (泰昌). The reign of Zhu Changlo lasted only one month. Immediately after taking the throne, he appointed new people to vacant positions, which his predecessor had not done for years. At the same time, he strengthened the troops guarding the northern borders of the Minsk Empire, giving them 2 million pounds of silver as a reward. Burdensome taxes and duties were abolished. Representatives of the Donglin group began to be appointed to administrative posts, of which the new emperor was a supporter.
On September 26, 1620, Emperor Zhu Changlo died, poisoned by his enemies as a result of court intrigues of some representatives of the Zhu clan, as well as eunuchs, whose power Zhu Changlo tried to significantly limit. This episode went down in Chinese history as " red pill poisoning ."
He had seven sons (including future emperors - Zhu Yujiao and Zhu Yujian ) and ten daughters.
Sources
- Ann Paludan: Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors. Thames & Hudson, London 1998, ISBN 0-500-05090-2