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... ( ming ) . Thus , the first Ming emperor's personal name was Chu Yüan - chang - Chu being the surname and Yuan - chang the given name . Second , the emperor might have a posthumous name ( shih ) , containing up to two dozen adjectives and ...
... ( ming ) . Thus , the first Ming emperor's personal name was Chu Yüan - chang - Chu being the surname and Yuan - chang the given name . Second , the emperor might have a posthumous name ( shih ) , containing up to two dozen adjectives and ...
Page 228
... Ming - tsung Tog - temür ( 2nd time ) Irenjibal ( Yüan ) Ning - tsung Togon - temür Shun - ti Ming Dynasty ( Capital at Nanking , 1368-1421 , and Peking , 1421-1644 ) Chu Yüan - chang Kao - ti Chu Yün - wen Hui - ti Chu Ti Wen - ti Chu ...
... Ming - tsung Tog - temür ( 2nd time ) Irenjibal ( Yüan ) Ning - tsung Togon - temür Shun - ti Ming Dynasty ( Capital at Nanking , 1368-1421 , and Peking , 1421-1644 ) Chu Yüan - chang Kao - ti Chu Yün - wen Hui - ti Chu Ti Wen - ti Chu ...
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... Ming Imperial line , to have had a classical education , and to have become a Buddhist monk in 1648 , after the collapse of the Ming dynasty . Possibly the fall of that dynasty and the death of his father at about the same time caused ...
... Ming Imperial line , to have had a classical education , and to have become a Buddhist monk in 1648 , after the collapse of the Ming dynasty . Possibly the fall of that dynasty and the death of his father at about the same time caused ...
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