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Ming Yuzhen 明玉珍 | |||||||||||||||||
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Emperor of Ming Xia | |||||||||||||||||
Reign | 1362–1366 | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Ming Sheng | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 October 1328 Yuan Tianli 2, 9th day of the 9th month (元天曆二年九月九日) | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 March 1366(1366-03-17) (aged 37) Yuan Zhizheng 26, 6th day of the 2nd month (元至正二十六年二月六日) | ||||||||||||||||
Burial | Ruiling Mausoleum (叡陵; in present-day Shangheng Steet,Jiangbei District, Chongqing) | ||||||||||||||||
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Dynasty | Ming Xia | ||||||||||||||||
Father | Ming Xuewen | ||||||||||||||||
Mother | Lady Zhao |
Ming Yuzhen (Chinese:明玉珍; 2 October 1328 – 17 March 1366) was a peasant rebel leader who established the dynasty ofMing Xia during the lateYuan dynasty inChina.
Ming was born in Suizhou (todaySui County,Hubei) in a farmer family. He changed the character of his surname to mean "Brilliance" later. In 1353 he joined theRed Turbans, a rebel group led byXu Shouhui. He was blinded in the right eye during a battle.
In 1360, Xu was killed byChen Youliang, so Ming left his group and proclaimed himself King of Longshu (隴蜀王). Two years later, he proclaimed himself Emperor of Great Xia inChongqing, with theera name of "Tiantong" (天統). In Great Xia, there was taxation,imperial examination, and a state religion ofBuddhism.
In 1363, he attacked Prince Liang, Bolud Temür (孛羅帖木兒) inYunnan. His plans to expand did not work out and he died in of illness at the age of 35. He was succeeded by his son Ming Sheng (明昇), who changed the era name to "Kaixi" (開熙) and was exiled to Korea when Longshu was destroyed by theMing Empire in 1371. The Korean official Yun Hui-chong's daughter married Ming Sheng in March 1373. Ming Sheng was 17 andChen Li was 21 when they were sent to Korea in 1372 by the Ming dynasty.[2][3][4][5]
Also, Ming Yuzhen is the founder ofKorean clans, theYeonan Myeong clan,Seochok Myeong clan andNamwon Seung clan.[6][7]
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