The Hongwu Emperor is widely regarded as one of the most influential and remarkable rulers in Chinese history, regardless of which aspect of his life is emphasized. His reforms had a lasting impact on the Chinese state and society for centuries to come.

Hongwu was the Chinese emperor (reigned 1368–98) who founded the Ming dynasty that ruled China for nearly 300 years. During his reign, the Hongwu emperor instituted military, administrative, and educational reforms that centred power in the emperor.

Feb 13, 2019 · The Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368-1398 CE) was the founder of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 CE) which took over from the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1276-1368 CE) as the rulers of China. Born a peasant with the name Zhu Yuanzhang, the future emperor led a rebel group called the Red Turbans and seized the Yuan capital of Nanjing.

The reforms of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder and first emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, in the 1360s–1390s were a comprehensive set of economic, social, and political changes aimed at rebuilding the Chinese state after years of conflict and disasters caused by the decline of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and the Chinese resistance ...

Hongwu (Chinese: 洪武; pinyin: Hóngwǔ; Wade–Giles: Hung-wu; lit. 'vastly martial'; 23 January 1368 – 5 February 1399) was the era name (nianhao) of the Hongwu Emperor (reigned 1368–1398), the Chinese emperor who founded the Ming dynasty that ruled China from 1368 to 1644. It was also the first era name of the Ming.

The Hongwu Emperor (September 21, 1328 – June 24, 1398), personal name Zhu Yuanzhang (Chu Yüan-chang, posthumous name ("shih"), Kao-ti, temple name (ming), T'ai Tsu) was the founder and first emperor (1368–1398) of the Míng Dynasty that …

The Hongwu Emperor. The Hongwu Emperor (October 21, 1328 – June 24, 1398), known in China as Zhu Yuanzhang, was the first emperor of the Ming part of China's history.

Hongwu emperor, or Hung-wu emperor orig. Zhu Yuanzhang, (born Oct. 21, 1328, Haozhou, China—died June 24, 1398), Founder of China’s Ming dynasty. A poor peasant orphaned at 16, he entered a monastery to avoid starvation.

The Hongwu Emperor was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, which ruled China between 1368 and 1644. His name was Zhu Yuanzhang before seizing to the throne. He was born in 1328, into a poor farming family. When he was aged about 16 his parents died from one of the epidemics ravaging China at that time.

The Hongwu Emperor, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, was a Chinese monarch who ruled from 1368 to 1398. He established the Ming dynasty and became its first emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang’s ascent happened in the 14th century when China was being ravaged by …