September 1328
Yuan Coup Politics
El Temur backs Tugh Temur in the Yuan succession struggle
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Dadu in China. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
El Temur backs Tugh Temur in the Yuan succession struggle
Tugh Temur is proclaimed emperor at Dadu during the War of the Two Capitals
Tugh Temur's faction fights for control of the Yuan throne
El Temur remains powerful at the Yuan court until his death
Toghon Temur becomes emperor of the Yuan dynasty
Ming forces defeat Yuan defenders outside Dadu
Xu Da captures the Yuan capital Dadu
The Yuan emperor flees north as Ming armies capture Dadu
Ming forces destroy Yuan palace buildings after taking Dadu
Provenance
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