Tianqi Emperor 天啓帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||
Emperor of the Ming dynasty | |||||||||||||||||
Reign | 1 October 1620 – 30 September 1627[a] | ||||||||||||||||
Enthronement | 1 October 1620 | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Taichang Emperor | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Chongzhen Emperor | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Wanli 33, 14th day of the 11th month (萬曆三十三年十一月十四日) | 23 December 1605||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 September 1627 Tianqi 7, 22nd day (yimao day) of the 8th month (天啟七年八月二十二日 (乙卯)) Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City, Shuntian Prefecture, North Zhili, Ming dynasty | (aged 21)||||||||||||||||
Burial | Deling Mausoleum, Ming tombs, Beijing | ||||||||||||||||
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House | Zhu | ||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Ming | ||||||||||||||||
Father | Taichang Emperor | ||||||||||||||||
Mother | Empress Dowager Xiaohe |
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![]() Portrait in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 天啓帝 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 天启帝 | ||||||
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The Tianqi Emperor (Chinese: 天啓帝; pinyin: Tiānqǐ Dì; 23 December 1605 – 30 September 1627), personal name Zhu Youjiao (Chinese: 朱由校; pinyin: Zhū Yóujiào), was the 16th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1620 to 1627.[2] He was the eldest son of the Taichang Emperor and a elder brother of the Chongzhen Emperor, who succeeded him. "Tianqi", the era name of his reign, means "heavenly opening".[3]
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