Overview
Zhu Di was a Royal Family Member and Rebel.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|
| Alternate name |
Yan |
燕 |
Yan |
Life and dates
Attested activity
AD 1402 建文四年六月癸丑
AD 1402 建文四年春正月甲申
Events and relationships
Crossed the Yangzi and took the capital
Military campaign · Commander
Ordered recovery and burial of the emperor body
Overran Shandong prefectures
Military campaign · Commander
Refused to hear envoys
Diplomacy · Addressee
References in the histories
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History of Ming, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Gongming · 22 passages
燕兵連陷東阿、東平、汶上、兗州、濟陽，東平吏目鄭華，濟陽教諭王省皆死之。
The Yan army overran Dong'e, Dongping, Wenshang, Yanzhou, and Jiyang in turn; Zheng Hua, clerical officer of Dongping, and Wang Sheng, district instructor of Jiyang, died defending their posts.
燕兵陷沛縣，知縣顏伯瑋、主簿唐子清、典史黃謙死之。
The Yan army took Pei County; Magistrate Yan Bowei, Registrar Tang Ziqing, and Clerk Huang Qian died holding the city.
癸丑，薄徐州。
On the guichou day, the Yan army closed on Xuzhou.
三月，燕兵攻宿州，平安追及於淝河，斬其將王真，遇伏敗績，宿州陷。
In the third month the Yan army besieged Suzhou; Ping An overtook them on the Fei River, killed their general Wang Zhen, walked into an ambush, and was driven off; Suzhou fell.
夏四月丁卯，何福、平安敗燕兵於小河，斬其將陳文。
In the fourth month of summer, on the dingmao day, He Fu and Ping An routed the Yan army at Xiaohe and killed their general Chen Wen.
甲戌，徐輝祖等敗燕兵於齊眉山，斬其將李斌，燕兵懼，謀北歸。
On the jiaxu day, Xu Huizu and his colleagues broke the Yan army at Qimei Mountain and killed their general Li Bin; the Yan troops wavered and talked of marching north again.
會帝聞訛言，謂燕兵已北，召輝祖還，何福軍亦孤。
Just then the emperor heard a rumor that the Yan army had already withdrawn north; he recalled Xu Huizu, leaving He Fu's force stranded alone.
庚辰，諸將及燕兵大戰於靈璧，敗績，陳暉、平安、禮部侍郎陳性善、大理寺卿彭與明皆被執。
On the gengchen day the loyalist generals met the Yan army in a great battle at Lingbi and were destroyed; Chen Hui, Ping An, Vice Minister of Rites Chen Xingshan, and Chief Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Peng Yuming were all taken.
己丑，盛庸軍潰於淮上，燕兵渡淮，趨揚州。
On the jichou day, Sheng Yong's army broke on the Huai; Yan forces crossed the river and drove on Yangzhou.
指揮王禮等叛降燕，御史王彬、指揮崇剛死之。
Commander Wang Li and others turned traitor and opened the gates to the Yan; Censor Wang Bin and Commander Chong Gang died defending the city.
辛丑，燕兵至六合，諸軍迎戰，敗績。
On the xinchou day, the Yan army reached Liuhe; the loyalist forces went out to meet them and were beaten.
甲辰，遣慶成郡主如燕師，議割地罷兵。
On the jiachen day, Princess Qingcheng was sent to the Yan camp to bargain for a territorial settlement and a ceasefire.
六月癸丑，盛庸帥舟師敗燕兵於浦子口，復戰不利。
On the guichou day of the sixth month, Sheng Yong led the river fleet and beat the Yan army at Puzikou, then lost the rematch.
都督僉事陳瑄以舟師叛附於燕。
Commander Chen Xuan turned the river fleet and went over to the Prince of Yan.
乙卯，燕兵渡江，盛庸戰於高資港，敗績。
On the yimao day, the Yan army crossed the Yangzi; Sheng Yong gave battle at Gaozigang and was routed.
戊午，鎮江守將童俊叛降燕。
On the wuwu day, Tong Jun, garrison commander of Zhenjiang, defected to the Prince of Yan.
庚申，燕兵至龍潭。
On the gengshen day, the Yan army reached Longtan.
辛酉，命諸王分守都城，遣李景隆及兵部尚書茹瑺、都督王佐如燕軍，申前約。
On the xinyou day, the princes were ordered to man separate sectors of the capital; Li Jinglong, Minister of War Ru Chang, and Commander Wang Zuo were sent to the Yan camp to plead the old terms again.
皆不聽。
The Prince of Yan would not hear them.
乙丑，燕兵犯金川門，左都督徐增壽謀內應，伏誅。
On the yichou day, the Yan army struck the Jinchuan Gate; Left Commander-in-Chief Xu Zengshou plotted to open the walls from within and was quietly put to death.
谷王橞及李景隆叛，納燕兵，都城陷。
The Prince of Gu and Li Jinglong turned traitor and let the Yan army in; the capital was lost.
燕王遣中使出帝後屍於火中，越八日壬申葬之。
The Prince of Yan sent eunuchs to recover the emperor's body from the blaze; eight days later, on the renshen day, it was buried.