Zhu Di

Ming Dynasty - History - Reign of The Yongle Emperor - Rise To Power
... The Hongwu Emperor specified his grandson Zhu Yunwen as his successor, and he assumed the throne as the Jianwen Emperor (1398–1402) after Hongwu's death in 1398 ... The most powerful of Hongwu's sons, Zhu Di, then the militarily mighty disagreed with this, and soon a political showdown erupted between him and his nephew Jianwen ... After Jianwen arrested many of Zhu Di's associates, Zhu Di plotted a rebellion, a rebellion that sparked a three-year civil war ...

Yongle Emperor
... Emperor (Chinese 永樂帝, 永乐帝, Yǒnglèdì, Yung-lo Ti 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), born Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty in China, reigning from 1402 to 1424 ... Zhu Di was originally created Prince of Yan (燕王) in May 1370, with his capital at Beiping (modern Beijing) ... Amid the continuing struggle against the Mongols, Zhu Di consolidated his own power and eliminated rivals such as the successful general Lan Yu ...

History Of The Ming Dynasty - Reign of The Yongle Emperor - Rise To Power
... Hongwu's grandson Zhu Yunwen assumed the throne as the Jianwen Emperor (1398–1402) after Hongwu's death in 1398 ... became engaged in a political showdown with his uncle Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan ... The militant Zhu Di, given charge over the area encompassing Beijing to watch the Mongols on the frontier, was the most feared of these princes ...

Jianwen Emperor - Reign
... Reacting to this, the Prince of Yan Zhu Di captured and coöpted the Prince of Ning Zhu Quan – between the two of them, he now possessed the bulk of the empire's large northern army ... Feigning sickness and madness, Zhu Di succeeded in convincing the Jianwen Emperor to release the three sons of his held hostage in Nanjing almost immediately upon their arrival, the emperor attempted to arrest ...