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The Connections of Yongle Emperor
Emperor of Ming dynasty China from 1402 to 1424 Every person recorded alongside Yongle Emperor in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Yongle Emperor in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- Hongwu Emperor, Empress Ma
- Spouses
- Empress Xu, Noble Consort Zhaoxian, Consort Gwon, Consort Yu (Yongle)
- Children
- Hongxi Emperor, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, Zhu Gaoxi, Princess Yong'an, Princess Yongping, Princess Ancheng, Princess Xianning, Princess Changning
- Siblings
- Princess Huaiqing, Princess Yongjia, Princess Runing, Princess Ruyang, Princess Nankang, Princess Hanshan, Princess Shouchun, Princess Daming, Princess Chongning, Princess Anqing
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1360 to 1424.
Medieval era
Timur
April 9, 1336 – February 19, 1405
The founder of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405)
Medieval era
Joan of Arc
1412 – May 30, 1431
Peasant girl who led French armies and became a saint and national symbol
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
Hongwu Emperor
October 29, 1328 – June 24, 1398
Founding emperor of China's Ming dynasty; ruled 1368–1398
Medieval era
Pachacuti
1380 – 1460
11th Inca Emperor
Medieval era
Johannes Gutenberg
1400 – February 3, 1468
Inventor of movable-type printing, the engine of the modern mind
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)