Zhu Gaosui
| Zhu Gaosui 朱高燧 | |||||||||
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| Prince of Zhao | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1404–1431 | ||||||||
| Successor | Zhu Zhanque, Prince Hui | ||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1383 | ||||||||
| Died | 5 October 1431 (aged 48) | ||||||||
| Issue | Zhu Zhanba, Hereditary Prince Daoxi of Zhao Zhu Zhanque, Prince Hui of Zhao Third son First daughter Second daughter Princess Yancheng | ||||||||
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| Father | Yongle Emperor | ||||||||
| Mother | Empress Renxiaowen | ||||||||
Zhu Gaosui (Chinese: 朱高燧; pinyin: Zhū Gāosuì; 19 January 1383 – 5 October 1431) was a prince and military leader of the Ming dynasty. He was the third son of the Yongle Emperor and an ally of his second brother, Zhu Gaoxu, who was the rival to their older brother, Zhu Gaochi, in the power struggle over succession. His mother was Empress Renxiaowen.
Zhu Gaosui was born on 19 January 1383, as the third son of Zhu Di, who was then the Prince of Yan in Beijing, and his primary consort, Lady Xu. He was considered to have average character and abilities.[1] Along with his older brother Zhu Gaochi, he took part in military campaigns during the civil war of 1399–1402,[2] which led to his father becoming the emperor of the Ming dynasty. In 1404, his father created him as the Prince of Zhao (趙王). In 1405, he was given military command in Beijing.[3]
In 1426, he became involved in a rebellion led by his second brother, Zhu Gaoxu, against their nephew, the Xuande Emperor. However, he was not punished due to concerns for the stability of the state.[4] He died in 1431, and his title of Prince of Zhao was inherited by his second son, Zhu Zhanque (朱瞻塙; 1413–1455), as the eldest son, Zhu Zhanba (朱瞻坺; 1411–1427), had already died a few years earlier. His third and youngest son, born in early 1413, died in infancy.
Ancestry[edit]
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| Empress Xiaocigao (1332–1382) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Zhu Gaosui (1383–1431) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Xu Siqi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Xu Liusi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lady Zhou | |||||||||||||||||||
| Xu Da (1332–1385) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lady Cai | |||||||||||||||||||
| Empress Renxiaowen (1362–1407) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Xie Zaixing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lady Xie | |||||||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Tsai, Shih-Shan Henry (2002). Perpetual Happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle. University of Washington Press; Combined Academic. p. 98. ISBN 0295981245.
- ^ Dreyer, Edward L. (1982). Early Ming China: a political history, 1355-1435. Stanford University Press. p. 212. ISBN 0-8047-1105-4.
- ^ Chan, Hok-lam (1988). "Military origins of Ming China". In Mote, Frederick W.; Twitchett, Denis C (eds.). The Cambridge History of China Volume 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Part 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 238. ISBN 0521243327.
- ^ Chan 1988, p. 289.
