the ledger of connections
The Connections of Hongwu Emperor
Founding emperor of China's Ming dynasty; ruled 1368–1398 Every person recorded alongside Hongwu Emperor in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Hongwu Emperor in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- Zhu Shizhen, Empress Chun
- Spouses
- Empress Ma, Cheng Mu, Li Shufei, Consort Guo Ningfei, Consort Guo Huifei
- Children
- Yongle Emperor, Zhu Biao, Zhu Shuang, Zhu Gang, Zhu Su, Zhu Fu, Zhu Zhen, Zhu Zi, Zhu Ji, Zhu Tan, Zhu Chun, Zhu Bo
- Siblings
- Princess Caoguo, Princess Taiyuan, Zhu Xingsheng, Zhu Xinglong, Zhu Xingzu
- Teachers
- Song Lian
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1328 to 1398.
Medieval era
Timur
April 9, 1336 – February 19, 1405
The founder of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405)
Medieval era
Mansa Musa
1280 – 1337
14th-century emperor (mansa) of the Mali Empire
Medieval era
Robert the Bruce
July 11, 1274 – June 7, 1329
King of Scotland (1306–1329)
Medieval era
Henry V of England
September 16, 1386 – August 31, 1422
King of England from 1413 to 1422
Medieval era
Sejong the Great
April 10, 1397 – February 17, 1450
Fourth king of Joseon (Korea), creator of Hangul
Medieval era
Pachacuti
1380 – 1460
11th Inca Emperor
Medieval era
Hafez
1326 – 1389
Persian poet and mystic (1325–1389)
Medieval era
Ibn Khaldun
May 27, 1332 – March 17, 1406
Historiographer and historian
Medieval era
Geoffrey Chaucer
1343 – October 25, 1400
14th century English poet and author (1343–1400)
Medieval era
Petrarch
July 19, 1304 – July 18, 1374
Italian scholar and poet (1304-1374)
Medieval era
Giovanni Boccaccio
June 16, 1313 – September 21, 1375
Italian author and poet (1313–1375)
Medieval era
Donatello
1386 – December 13, 1466
Early Renaissance Italian sculptor (1386–1466)