Ming · Ruler

Taichang Emperor 泰昌

Taichang

Attested AD 1620

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Taichang Emperor was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1620 泰昌元年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 286, passage 42

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 286Volume 286 Biographies 73: Wang Shan, Lao Zhibian, Zhu Tianbao, Tao Yi · 1 passage

既而御史陶彝等十二人連名入奏，上疑出掞意，大怒，召諸王大臣，降旨責掞植黨希榮，且謂：「錫爵在明神宗時，力奏建儲，泰昌在位，未及數月，天啟庸懦，天下大亂，至愍帝而不能守。 Then Censors Tao Yi and eleven others submitted a joint memorial. Suspecting Shan had orchestrated it, the emperor flew into a rage, summoned the princes and senior ministers, and rebuked Shan for faction-building and ambition. He said: "Under the Ming Shenzong, Xijue pressed hard for an heir. Taichang reigned only months. Tianqi was weak, the realm collapsed, and even Chongzhen could not hold the state.