Birth of Yongle1360
Birth of Yongle, as Zhu Di, the 4th son of Hongwu
Historical person
Yongle Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Yongle, based on 10 World History Database records associated with China.
10 records1360–14249 events3 places
Chronological biography
1360
1370
Succession1370
Succeeds as Emperor of China
1399
Reballion of Yongle1399
Rebels against Chu Yun-Wen
Reballion of Yongle1399
Rebels against Chu Yun-Wen
1402
Coup1402
Overthrows Chu Yun-Wen
1406
Temple of Heaven1406
Commences the construction of the Temple of Heaven. Commences the construction of the Temple of Agriculture
1407
Capture of Annam1407
Captures Annan
1421
Capital1421
Moves his capital to his old power base at Beijing
1424
Burial1424
Buried in a tomb at Changling, Shisanling, Hebei
Death of Yongle1424
Death of Yongle
Titles and roles
Emperor
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.