Zhu Yuyue
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| Shaowu Emperor Thiệu Võ Đế | |||||||||
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| Emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 11 December 1646 – 20 January 1647 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Longwu Emperor | ||||||||
| Successor | Yongli Emperor | ||||||||
| Prince of Tang | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1645–1646 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Zhu Yu gian | ||||||||
| Successor | Zhu Yu'e | ||||||||
| Born | 1605 Wanli 33 ( Vạn Lịch 33 năm ) | ||||||||
| Died | 20 January 1647(aged 41–42) Longwu 2, 15th day of the 12th month ( long võ hai năm 12 tháng mười lăm ngày ) | ||||||||
| Burial | Graveyard of the Shaowu Emperor and his Ministers ( Thiệu võ quân thần trủng ), Mukegang, Yuexiu Hill, Guangzhou | ||||||||
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| House | Zhu | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Southern Ming | ||||||||
| Father | Zhu Qisheng | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Mao | ||||||||
Zhu Yuyue(Chinese:Chu duật 鐭;pinyin:Zhū Yùyuè;[1]1605 – 20 January 1647), thePrince of Tang(Chinese:Đường vương;pinyin:Táng Wáng), reigned as theShaowu Emperor(Chinese:Thiệu Võ Đế;pinyin:Shàowǔ Dì) of theSouthern Ming dynastyfrom 1646 to 1647.
Biography[edit]
He was a descendant of the firstMingemperorZhu Yuanzhang.Before ascending to the throne he followed his father as the Prince of Tang and elder brother, the futureLongwu Emperor,theirfiefbeing situated inNanyangprefecture, inHenanprovince. In 1646 he succeeded the title of Prince of Tang after the accession of the Longwu Emperor.
WhenQingforces capturedFuzhouin early October 1646 and killed the Longwu Emperor, he fled toGuangzhou.That December, at the behest of several high officials, he ascended to the Ming throne in Guangzhou, taking the reign title "Shaowu" ( Thiệu võ;pinyin:Shàowǔ), just a few days before thePrince of Guibecame the Yongli Emperor.
Both regimes claimed to be the legitimate successor of the Ming dynasty, and war broke out shortly afterwards. Initially, forces of the Shaowu regime enjoyed victory over the Yongli forces. This ultimately led to the overconfidence of the Shaowu Emperor. Corruption and lack of defense doomed the government. Just 40 days after the establishment of the Shaowu regime, Qing forces successfully invaded Guangzhou. The Shaowu Emperor was captured in January 1647 and immediately committed suicide.
The remains of the Shaowu Emperor and his officials are buried in Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou.
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- ^The era nameShaowuwas originally planned to supersedeLongwu( long võ ) in 1647, but the Shaowu Emperor's reign ended before the era name was put into effective use.