Ming · Ming prince, son of Renzong

Zhanyan 瞻埏

Attested AD 1424 - AD 1434

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhanyan was a Ming prince, son of Renzong.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1434 九年十二月甲子
Directly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 258
AD 1424 封諸子
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 8, passage 72

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Zhu Gaochi (朱高熾)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Ming 8, passage 72

Key source chapters

History of Ming, Chapter 8 Volume 8 Annals 8: Renzong 1 passage
History of Ming, Chapter 9 Volume 9 Annals 9: Xuanzong 1 passage

Career and standing

Prince of Wei 衛王
Held
Directly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 258

Places and affiliations

Polity Ming 明 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 258

Events and relationships

Acted in the Emperor's place to offer sacrifice at the Imperial Ancestral Temple
AD 1434 九年十二月甲子 · Ritual · Substitute officiant · With Xuanzong (宣宗) · At Imperial Ancestral Temple 太廟
Directly stated · History of Ming 9, passage 258

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 8Volume 8 Annals 8: Renzong · 1 passage

封子瞻埈為鄭五，瞻墉越王，瞻墡襄王，瞻堈荊王，瞻墺淮王，瞻塏滕王，瞻垍梁王，瞻埏衛王。 His sons received princely titles: Zhanjun as Prince of Zheng, Zhanjiong of Yue, Zhanfan of Xiang, Zhanjian of Jing, Zhan'ao of Huai, Zhankai of Teng, Zhanji of Liang, and Zhanyan of Wei.

History of Ming, Chapter 9Volume 9 Annals 9: Xuanzong · 1 passage

十二月甲子，帝不豫，衛王瞻埏攝享太廟。 In the twelfth month, on jiazi, the Emperor fell ill; the Prince of Wei, Zhu Zhanshan, substituted to offer the sacrifice at the Imperial Ancestral Temple.