Overview
Zhu Jianshen was an emperor of Ming.
PeriodMing
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changed name | Zhu Jianjun | 見濬 | Jianjun |
| Posthumous name | Continuing Heaven, Concentrating the Way, Sincere, Bright, Benevolent, Reverent, Exalting Culture, Solemn in Martial Matters, Magnanimous in Virtue, Sagely Filial, and Pure Emperor | 繼天凝道誠明仁敬崇文肅武宏德聖孝純皇帝 | |
| Temple name | Xianzong | 憲宗 | Xianzong |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1457 天順元年Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 6
- AD 1457 天順元年三月己巳Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 12, passages 1, 25
- AD 1464 天順八年三月甲寅朔Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 13, passage 14
- AD 1464 天順八年正月乙亥Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passages 7-8
- AD 1465 成化元年Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passages 33-34
- AD 1452 明景帝廢太子見深Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 74
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- AD 1452 景泰三年Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 5
- AD 1449 英宗留瓦剌Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 13, passage 4
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Yingzong (英宗)eldest son 長子 · AD 1457 天順元年三月己巳Directly stated · History of Ming 12, passage 25
- Spouse of Lady Wu (吳氏)empress 皇后 · Primary marriage · Ended · AD 1464 天順八年八月癸卯
empress 皇后 · Primary marriage · AD 1464 天順八年秋七月壬申Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passages 23, 26 - Spouse of Lady Wang (王氏)empress 皇后 · Primary marriage · AD 1464 天順八年冬十月壬辰Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 28
- Child of Yingzong (英宗)eldest son 長子 · paternal line
father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 1 - Child of Worthy Consort Zhou (周氏)mother 母 · maternal lineDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 2
Key source chapters
- History of Ming, Chapter 13 Volume 13 Annals 13: Xianzong 1 11 passages
- History of Ming, Chapter 12 Volume 12 Annals 12: Yingzong Later Records 1 passage
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 444 Volume 444 Biographies 231: Huang Tifang, Zong Shibaoting, Zong Shishengyu, Zhang Peilun, Deng Chengxiu, Xu Zhixiang 1 passage
Career and standing
- Crown Prince 皇太子AD 1449 英宗留瓦剌 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 4
- Crown Prince 皇太子AD 1457 天順元年 · RestoredDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 6
- Prince of Yi 沂王AD 1452 景泰三年 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 5
- HeldHeir apparentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 74
- Reestablished asAD 1457 天順元年三月己巳 · Crown Prince · Source Term 皇太子Directly stated · History of Ming 12, passage 25
- SufferedDeposed heirDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 74
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- Ascended the imperial throneAD 1464 天順八年正月乙亥Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 8
- Stripped of the heirship and enfeoffed as Prince of YiAD 1452 景泰三年Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 5
Places and affiliations
- Polity Ming 明 · Relation Member of the imperial houseStrongly inferred · History of Ming 12, passage 25
- Polity Ming 明 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 74
- Polity Ming 明 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 8
Works and attributed material
- Ordered the Grand Secretariat and the Nine Ministers to review regional commissionersAD 1464 天順八年三月癸酉 · Edict · AuthorDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 18
- Ordered the ministers to repent and reform after wind, rain, and hailAD 1464 天順八年五月丁巳 · Edict · AuthorDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 21
Events and relationships
- Abolished garrison and border eunuch posts created after ZhengtongAD 1464 天順八年 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 11
- Appointed Zhao Fu and Han Yong to suppress the rebel Yao of GuangxiDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 36
- Appointed Zhu Yong, Tang Shen, and Bai Gui against the Jing Xiang rebelsDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 48
- Began appointing officials by inner palace memorialAD 1464 天順八年二月庚子 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 13
- Commanded Confucian officials to give daily lecturesAD 1464 天順八年八月甲申 · Scholarly · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 25
- Declared the following year the first year of Chenghua and proclaimed a general amnestyAD 1464 天順八年正月乙亥 · Ritual · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 9
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- Deposed by JingdiDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 74
- Dispatched Shen Yi and Wu Chen to relieve famine refugeesDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 45
- Granted Peng Jiao and the other metropolitan graduates their degreesDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 17
- Had the Brocade Guard's new prison torn downAD 1464 天順八年三月丙寅 · Legal · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 16
- Had the eunuch Niu Yu imprisonedDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 27
- Had unburied dead interredAD 1465 成化元年八月辛巳 · Ritual · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 46
- Had Yingzong interred at YulingDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 22
- Honored the empress as Ciyi Empress Dowager and Worthy Consort Zhou as Empress DowagerAD 1464 天順八年三月甲寅朔 · Ritual · Sovereign · With Worthy Consort Zhou (周氏), Ciyi Empress Dowager (慈懿皇太后)Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 14
- Offered at the Imperial TempleAD 1465 成化元年春正月乙卯 · Ritual · OfficiantDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 34
- Offered the shidian sacrifice to ConfuciusDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 40
- Pardoned petty offenses of capital officialsAD 1464 天順八年十二月甲辰 · Legal · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 30
- Performed the ceremonial plowing of the sacred fieldAD 1465 成化元年二月甲午 · Ritual · OfficiantDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 38
- Performed the great suburban sacrifice to Heaven and EarthAD 1465 成化元年春正月己未 · Ritual · OfficiantDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 35
- Promulgated the military examination lawAD 1464 天順八年十月甲辰 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 29
- Recalled overseas mission envoys and secret service agent officialsAD 1464 天順八年 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 12
- Released palace women from the seraglioAD 1464 天順八年三月戊午 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 15
- Remitted one third of military colony grain tax empire wideAD 1465 成化元年秋七月己酉 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 43
- Remitted one third of the next year's land taxAD 1464 天順八年正月乙亥 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 10
- Restored the Corps encampmentAD 1464 天順八年三月戊寅 · Military · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 19
- Sacrificed to the altars of soil and grainAD 1465 成化元年二月戊子 · Ritual · OfficiantDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 37
- Sent relief to famine in the metropolitan districts, Zhejiang, and HenanAD 1465 成化元年秋七月甲子 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 44
- Took his seat at the imperial lecture on the classicsAD 1464 天順八年八月癸未 · Scholarly · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 24
- Withdrew from the main hall, reduced meals, and ordered ministers to repent after hailAD 1465 成化元年夏五月壬戌 · Ritual · SovereignDirectly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 42
- AD 1449 英宗留瓦剌Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 4
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 74
- AD 1457 天順元年From Zhu Jianjun 見濬 · To Zhu Jianshen 見深Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passages 3, 6
References in the histories
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