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Zhu Yousong

The Hongguang Emperor (Chinese: 弘光帝; pinyin: Hóngguāng Dì; 1607–1646), personal name Zhu Yousong (Chinese: 朱由崧; pinyin: Zhū Yóusōng), childhood nickname Fuba (福八), was the first emperor of the Chinese Southern Ming dynasty. He reigned briefly in southern China from 1644 to 1645. His era name, "Hongguang", means "great light".

Hongguang Emperor
弘光帝
Emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty
Reign19 June 1644 – 15 June 1645
PredecessorChongzhen Emperor (Ming dynasty)
SuccessorLongwu Emperor
Prince of Fu
Tenure1643–1644
PredecessorZhu Changxun, Prince Zhong
Prince of Dechang
Tenure1617–1643
Born5 September 1607
Ming Wanli 35, 15th day of the 7th month
(明萬曆三十五年七月十五日)
Shuntian Prefecture, Ming dynasty
Died23 May 1646(1646-05-23) (aged 38)
Qing Shunzhi 3, 9th day of the 4th month
(清順治三年四月初九日)
Caishikou Execution Grounds, Shuntian Prefecture, Qing dynasty
Burial
Dongshantou Village, Mengjin County, Henan
Spouse
  • Empress Xiaozhejian
  • Empress Xiaoyi
Issuea prematurely dead daughter
Names
Zhu Yousong (朱由崧)
Era name and dates
Hongguang (弘光): 28 January 1645 – 17 August 1645
Regnal name
Emperor Sheng'an[a] (聖安皇帝)
Posthumous name
Emperor Chutian Chengdao Chengjing Yingzhe Zuanwen Beiwu Xuanren Duxiao Jian[b] (處天承道誠敬英哲纘文備武宣仁度孝簡皇帝)
Temple name
Anzong[c] (安宗)
HouseZhu
DynastySouthern Ming
FatherZhu Changxun
MotherLady Yao

In 1646, Zhu Yousong was captured and executed by the Qing dynasty at the Caishikou Execution Grounds.

Early life edit

Zhu Yousong was a member of Ming imperial family. He was eldest son of Zhu Changxun, and a grandson of the Wanli Emperor and Noble Consort Zheng. He followed his father to his fief at Luoyang in 1614 and later was granted the title "Commandery Prince of Dechang" (德昌郡王). He was later designated as Hereditary Prince of Fu.

In 1641, Li Zicheng's forces invaded Luoyang, and Zhu managed to escape but his father was killed. He held his father's princely title in two years later. In 1644, he escaped again to Weihui to seek asylum from his distant uncle, Zhu Changfang, Prince of Lu (grandson of the Longqing Emperor and nephew of the Wanli Emperor). They later escaped to Huai'an together, and were on the same boat with Zhu Gonghao, Prince of Zhou and Zhu Cilun, Prince of Chong. On 25 April, the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide.

Accession to the throne edit

Chongzhen's death edit

The news of the Chongzhen Emperor's suicide was met with consternation when it reached Nanjing in mid May 1644. The highest officials in Nanjing soon met to deliberate about how to face the crisis. Since the fate of the official heir apparent was still unknown at the time, many thought it was too early to proclaim a new emperor, but most agreed that an imperial figure was necessary to rally loyalist support for the Ming in the south.

From the perspective of pedigree, the Taichang Emperor had only two sons: Tianqi and Chongzhen emperors. The Tianqi Emperor was sonless, and the three sons of the Chongzhen Emperor were missing. The successor can be only choose from uncles of the Chongzhen Emperor, which were brothers of the Taichang Emperor and other sons of the Wanli Emperor. Zhu Changxun, Prince of Fu was Wanli's 3rd son, Zhu Changhao, Prince of Rui was the 5th son, Zhu Changrun, Prince of Hui was the 6th son and the youngest was Zhu Changying, Prince of Gui (Zhu Youlang's father). Among these imperial uncles, Zhu Changxun was the eldest uncle, and Zhu Yousong was the eldest son of Zhu Changxun. As the imperial sons were missing, Zhu Yousong became the first in line to the succession.

Support of officials edit

In early June 1644, the court decided that the caretaker government would be centered around Zhu Yousong, Prince of Fu, who was next in line for succession after the dead emperor's sons. When he arrived in the vicinity of Nanjing (he had come from his princedom in Henan), the Prince could count on the military and political support of Ma Shiying (馬士英). Many officers allied with the Donglin Movement preferred Zhu Changfang, Prince of Lu to succeed.[1] On June 5 the Prince of Fu entered the city, the next day he accepted the title of "Protector of the State" (監國, sometimes translated as "Regent"), and on June 7 he moved into the imperial palace, where he received the insignia of his new office.

Three choices for throne

Reign edit

 
Map of the Southern Ming in November 1644 under the Hongguang's reign

Prodded by some court officials, the Prince of Fu immediately started to consider becoming Emperor. Fearing confrontation with Ma Shiying and other supporters of the Prince, Shi Kefa convinced reluctant members of the court to accept the enthronement. The Prince of Fu was officially crowned as emperor on June 19, 1644, under the protection of Ma Shiying, who had arrived in Nanjing two days earlier with a large war fleet. It was decided that the next lunar year would be "the first year of the Hongguang reign" (弘光元年) with the capital city of Nanjing. The Hongguang court proclaimed that its goal was "to ally with the Tartars to pacify the bandits" (聯虜平寇), that is, to seek co-operation with Qing military forces in order to annihilate rebel peasant militia led by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

The Hongguang regime had been plagued by political struggles from the beginning between the party which was formerly pro-Wei Zhongxian, including the influential officer Ma Shiying, and the pro-Donglin Movement party, including General Shi Kefa.[1] Shi Kefa, who was sent to defend the area north of the Yangtze, could not depend on support from Ma Shiying. Even the generals in the front attacked each other for power and looted the civilians.[1]

In 1645, the Qing army moved rapidly and captured Suzhou,[citation needed]. Subsequently, on 25 April of the same year, Yangzhou also fell to the Qing army. General Shi Kefa, who defended Yangzhou, attempted suicide, survived, and was captured. Prince Dodo of the Qing spared his life and even offered Shi a position. Shi, however, remained loyal, so he refused the offer and was executed.

When the news reached Nanjing, the Hongguang Emperor, Ma Shiying and a few eunuchs fled in panic to Wuhu city. On May 15, Minister Zhao Long, Wang Feng, Qian Xian surrendered to the Qing. As a result, Nanjing and a few other cities fell without a fight.

 
When the Manchu army approached Nanjing, no one defended the walls of the fugitive emperor's capital

The Hongguang Emperor fled to Anhui on the Yangzi's southern bank at Tongling, joining Huang Degong at his military camp. Huang Degong told him that if he would've fought to the death in Nanjing then all the ministers would have followed his lead in fighting against the Qing, but now that he fled without a struggle and listened to traitors Degong's small army would not act as a guard for the emperor. Huang Degong then said "I am willing to devote my life to you" after which the Emperor resentfully said he could not rely on him as a minister. Then a group of Qing Han Chinese and Banner soldiers showed up in Wuhu to Huang Degong's camp on June 15 under Zhang Tianlu, the Guazhou garrison commander, bannermen from Dodo and general Liu Liangzuo. Huang Degong rejected their demand to turn over the Hongguang Emperor but Zhang Tianlu then shot an arrow into Huang's throat, killing him. Tian Xiong and Ma Deong, the brigade commanders under Huang Degong then defected to the Qing and gave General Liu the Hongguang Emperor.[2] Hongguang was captured on May 28.

Dodo, Qing Prince of Yu, berated the Hongguang Emperor over his battle strategy, telling him that the Southern Ming would have defeated the Qing if only they had assaulted the Qing forces before they forded the Yellow river. The former Emperor could find no words to respond when he attempted to defend himself.[3]

Death edit

Hongguang was captured and sent to Beijing to face the Qing court. He was then executed in 1646 at Caishikou, which ended his reign as the Southern Ming emperor. The last remnants of the Ming resistance were finally destroyed in 1662.

Family edit

Consorts and Issue:

  • Empress Xiaozhejian, of the Huang clan (孝哲坚皇后 黄氏)
  • Empress Xiaoyi, of the Li clan (孝义皇后 李氏)
  • Noble Consort, of the Jin clan (金貴妃)
  • Consort, of the Tong clan (童妃)
  • Consort, of the Wang clan (汪妃)
  • Consort, of the Chen clan (陳妃)
  • Lady of Gentleness, of the Huang clan (淑女 黃氏)
  • Lady of Gentleness, of the Guo clan (淑女 郭氏)
  • Lady of Selected Service, of the Mou clan (選侍 某氏)
  • Palace Lady, of the Zhang clan (宮人 張氏)
  • Palace Lady, of the Wang clan (宮人 王氏)
  • Ye Zimei (葉子眉)
  • Palace Lady, of the Xu clan (宮人 徐氏), personal name Shuxiu (淑秀)
  • Unknown
    • A daughter

Ancestry edit

Jiajing Emperor (1507–1567)
Longqing Emperor (1537–1572)
Empress Xiaoke (d. 1554)
Wanli Emperor (1563–1620)
Li Wei (1527–1583)
Empress Dowager Xiaoding (1545–1614)
Lady Wang
Zhu Changxun (1586–1641)
Zheng Chengxian
Grand Empress Dowager Xiaoning (1565–1630)
Hongguang Emperor (1607–1646)
Lady Yao

In popular culture edit

  • The Peach Blossom Fan (桃花扇), a historical drama completed in 1699 by Kong Shangren, depicted the life under the Hongguang regime. The work has been adapted into various plays, including the televised 16-episode Taiwanese opera "Qinhuai Yanyu (秦淮煙雨)" in 2001.
  • Portrayed by Lee Keun-hee in the 1981 KBS1 TV Series Daemyeong.
  • Depicted as a main character in the 2023 novel Manistee Blood written by Lucas Hanson. He is a vampire named Fuba and was turned at the age of 21, and faked his death when the Qing forces captured him. After fleeing his royal lifestyle he becomes a pirate on the Yellow River, a Catholic Priest in the Philippines, and a sailor among other careers. In current times he lives in Australia.

Notes edit

  1. ^ This regnal name was conferred by the Longwu Emperor
  2. ^ This posthumous name was conferred by the Yongli Emperor
  3. ^ This temple name was conferred by the Yongli Emperor

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "明史新編 第十二章 第二節 南明政權的曇花一現" by 楊國楨, 傅衣凌, and 陳支平
  2. ^ Wakeman, Frederic E. (1985). The Great Enterprise: The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth-century China, Volume 1. Vol. 2 of Great Enterprise (illustrated ed.). University of California Press. pp. 572, 573. ISBN 0520048040.
  3. ^ Wakeman, Frederic E. (1985). The Great Enterprise: The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth-century China, Volume 1. University of California Press. p. 581. ISBN 0520048040.
Zhu Yousong
Born: 1607 Died: 1646
Chinese royalty
Preceded by
Zhu Changxun, Prince Zhong
Prince of Fu
1643–1644
Merged into the Crown
Regnal titles
Preceded by Emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty
1644–1645
Succeeded by

yousong, hongguang, emperor, chinese, 弘光帝, pinyin, hóngguāng, 1607, 1646, personal, name, chinese, 朱由崧, pinyin, zhū, yóusōng, childhood, nickname, fuba, 福八, first, emperor, chinese, southern, ming, dynasty, reigned, briefly, southern, china, from, 1644, 1645, . The Hongguang Emperor Chinese 弘光帝 pinyin Hongguang Di 1607 1646 personal name Zhu Yousong Chinese 朱由崧 pinyin Zhu Yousōng childhood nickname Fuba 福八 was the first emperor of the Chinese Southern Ming dynasty He reigned briefly in southern China from 1644 to 1645 His era name Hongguang means great light Hongguang Emperor 弘光帝Emperor of the Southern Ming dynastyReign19 June 1644 15 June 1645PredecessorChongzhen Emperor Ming dynasty SuccessorLongwu EmperorPrince of FuTenure1643 1644PredecessorZhu Changxun Prince ZhongPrince of DechangTenure1617 1643Born5 September 1607Ming Wanli 35 15th day of the 7th month 明萬曆三十五年七月十五日 Shuntian Prefecture Ming dynastyDied23 May 1646 1646 05 23 aged 38 Qing Shunzhi 3 9th day of the 4th month 清順治三年四月初九日 Caishikou Execution Grounds Shuntian Prefecture Qing dynastyBurialDongshantou Village Mengjin County HenanSpouseEmpress Xiaozhejian Empress XiaoyiIssuea prematurely dead daughterNamesZhu Yousong 朱由崧 Era name and datesHongguang 弘光 28 January 1645 17 August 1645Regnal nameEmperor Sheng an a 聖安皇帝 Posthumous nameEmperor Chutian Chengdao Chengjing Yingzhe Zuanwen Beiwu Xuanren Duxiao Jian b 處天承道誠敬英哲纘文備武宣仁度孝簡皇帝 Temple nameAnzong c 安宗 HouseZhuDynastySouthern MingFatherZhu ChangxunMotherLady YaoIn this Chinese name the family name is Zhu In 1646 Zhu Yousong was captured and executed by the Qing dynasty at the Caishikou Execution Grounds Contents 1 Early life 2 Accession to the throne 2 1 Chongzhen s death 2 2 Support of officials 3 Reign 4 Death 5 Family 6 Ancestry 7 In popular culture 8 Notes 9 ReferencesEarly life editZhu Yousong was a member of Ming imperial family He was eldest son of Zhu Changxun and a grandson of the Wanli Emperor and Noble Consort Zheng He followed his father to his fief at Luoyang in 1614 and later was granted the title Commandery Prince of Dechang 德昌郡王 He was later designated as Hereditary Prince of Fu In 1641 Li Zicheng s forces invaded Luoyang and Zhu managed to escape but his father was killed He held his father s princely title in two years later In 1644 he escaped again to Weihui to seek asylum from his distant uncle Zhu Changfang Prince of Lu grandson of the Longqing Emperor and nephew of the Wanli Emperor They later escaped to Huai an together and were on the same boat with Zhu Gonghao Prince of Zhou and Zhu Cilun Prince of Chong On 25 April the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide Accession to the throne editChongzhen s death edit The news of the Chongzhen Emperor s suicide was met with consternation when it reached Nanjing in mid May 1644 The highest officials in Nanjing soon met to deliberate about how to face the crisis Since the fate of the official heir apparent was still unknown at the time many thought it was too early to proclaim a new emperor but most agreed that an imperial figure was necessary to rally loyalist support for the Ming in the south From the perspective of pedigree the Taichang Emperor had only two sons Tianqi and Chongzhen emperors The Tianqi Emperor was sonless and the three sons of the Chongzhen Emperor were missing The successor can be only choose from uncles of the Chongzhen Emperor which were brothers of the Taichang Emperor and other sons of the Wanli Emperor Zhu Changxun Prince of Fu was Wanli s 3rd son Zhu Changhao Prince of Rui was the 5th son Zhu Changrun Prince of Hui was the 6th son and the youngest was Zhu Changying Prince of Gui Zhu Youlang s father Among these imperial uncles Zhu Changxun was the eldest uncle and Zhu Yousong was the eldest son of Zhu Changxun As the imperial sons were missing Zhu Yousong became the first in line to the succession Support of officials edit In early June 1644 the court decided that the caretaker government would be centered around Zhu Yousong Prince of Fu who was next in line for succession after the dead emperor s sons When he arrived in the vicinity of Nanjing he had come from his princedom in Henan the Prince could count on the military and political support of Ma Shiying 馬士英 Many officers allied with the Donglin Movement preferred Zhu Changfang Prince of Lu to succeed 1 On June 5 the Prince of Fu entered the city the next day he accepted the title of Protector of the State 監國 sometimes translated as Regent and on June 7 he moved into the imperial palace where he received the insignia of his new office Three choices for throne nbsp Zhu Zaihou the Longqing Emperor 3 nbsp Zhu Yijun the Wanli Emperor 1 nbsp Zhu Changluo the Taichang Emperor 1 nbsp Zhu Youjiao the Tianqi Emperor 5 nbsp Zhu Youjian the Chongzhen Emperor 3 Zhu Changxun Prince Zhong of Fu 1 nbsp Zhu Yousong Prince of Fu 7 Zhu Changying Prince of Gui 4 Zhu Yiliu Prince Jian of Lu 1 Zhu Changfang Prince of LuReign edit nbsp Map of the Southern Ming in November 1644 under the Hongguang s reignProdded by some court officials the Prince of Fu immediately started to consider becoming Emperor Fearing confrontation with Ma Shiying and other supporters of the Prince Shi Kefa convinced reluctant members of the court to accept the enthronement The Prince of Fu was officially crowned as emperor on June 19 1644 under the protection of Ma Shiying who had arrived in Nanjing two days earlier with a large war fleet It was decided that the next lunar year would be the first year of the Hongguang reign 弘光元年 with the capital city of Nanjing The Hongguang court proclaimed that its goal was to ally with the Tartars to pacify the bandits 聯虜平寇 that is to seek co operation with Qing military forces in order to annihilate rebel peasant militia led by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong The Hongguang regime had been plagued by political struggles from the beginning between the party which was formerly pro Wei Zhongxian including the influential officer Ma Shiying and the pro Donglin Movement party including General Shi Kefa 1 Shi Kefa who was sent to defend the area north of the Yangtze could not depend on support from Ma Shiying Even the generals in the front attacked each other for power and looted the civilians 1 In 1645 the Qing army moved rapidly and captured Suzhou citation needed Subsequently on 25 April of the same year Yangzhou also fell to the Qing army General Shi Kefa who defended Yangzhou attempted suicide survived and was captured Prince Dodo of the Qing spared his life and even offered Shi a position Shi however remained loyal so he refused the offer and was executed When the news reached Nanjing the Hongguang Emperor Ma Shiying and a few eunuchs fled in panic to Wuhu city On May 15 Minister Zhao Long Wang Feng Qian Xian surrendered to the Qing As a result Nanjing and a few other cities fell without a fight nbsp When the Manchu army approached Nanjing no one defended the walls of the fugitive emperor s capitalThe Hongguang Emperor fled to Anhui on the Yangzi s southern bank at Tongling joining Huang Degong at his military camp Huang Degong told him that if he would ve fought to the death in Nanjing then all the ministers would have followed his lead in fighting against the Qing but now that he fled without a struggle and listened to traitors Degong s small army would not act as a guard for the emperor Huang Degong then said I am willing to devote my life to you after which the Emperor resentfully said he could not rely on him as a minister Then a group of Qing Han Chinese and Banner soldiers showed up in Wuhu to Huang Degong s camp on June 15 under Zhang Tianlu the Guazhou garrison commander bannermen from Dodo and general Liu Liangzuo Huang Degong rejected their demand to turn over the Hongguang Emperor but Zhang Tianlu then shot an arrow into Huang s throat killing him Tian Xiong and Ma Deong the brigade commanders under Huang Degong then defected to the Qing and gave General Liu the Hongguang Emperor 2 Hongguang was captured on May 28 Dodo Qing Prince of Yu berated the Hongguang Emperor over his battle strategy telling him that the Southern Ming would have defeated the Qing if only they had assaulted the Qing forces before they forded the Yellow river The former Emperor could find no words to respond when he attempted to defend himself 3 Death editHongguang was captured and sent to Beijing to face the Qing court He was then executed in 1646 at Caishikou which ended his reign as the Southern Ming emperor The last remnants of the Ming resistance were finally destroyed in 1662 Family editConsorts and Issue Empress Xiaozhejian of the Huang clan 孝哲坚皇后 黄氏 Empress Xiaoyi of the Li clan 孝义皇后 李氏 Noble Consort of the Jin clan 金貴妃 Consort of the Tong clan 童妃 Consort of the Wang clan 汪妃 Consort of the Chen clan 陳妃 Lady of Gentleness of the Huang clan 淑女 黃氏 Lady of Gentleness of the Guo clan 淑女 郭氏 Lady of Selected Service of the Mou clan 選侍 某氏 Palace Lady of the Zhang clan 宮人 張氏 Palace Lady of the Wang clan 宮人 王氏 Ye Zimei 葉子眉 Palace Lady of the Xu clan 宮人 徐氏 personal name Shuxiu 淑秀 Unknown A daughterAncestry editJiajing Emperor 1507 1567 Longqing Emperor 1537 1572 Empress Xiaoke d 1554 Wanli Emperor 1563 1620 Li Wei 1527 1583 Empress Dowager Xiaoding 1545 1614 Lady WangZhu Changxun 1586 1641 Zheng ChengxianGrand Empress Dowager Xiaoning 1565 1630 Hongguang Emperor 1607 1646 Lady YaoIn popular culture editThe Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇 a historical drama completed in 1699 by Kong Shangren depicted the life under the Hongguang regime The work has been adapted into various plays including the televised 16 episode Taiwanese opera Qinhuai Yanyu 秦淮煙雨 in 2001 Portrayed by Lee Keun hee in the 1981 KBS1 TV Series Daemyeong Depicted as a main character in the 2023 novel Manistee Blood written by Lucas Hanson He is a vampire named Fuba and was turned at the age of 21 and faked his death when the Qing forces captured him After fleeing his royal lifestyle he becomes a pirate on the Yellow River a Catholic Priest in the Philippines and a sailor among other careers In current times he lives in Australia Notes edit This regnal name was conferred by the Longwu Emperor This posthumous name was conferred by the Yongli Emperor This temple name was conferred by the Yongli EmperorReferences edit a b c 明史新編 第十二章 第二節 南明政權的曇花一現 by 楊國楨 傅衣凌 and 陳支平 Wakeman Frederic E 1985 The Great Enterprise The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth century China Volume 1 Vol 2 of Great Enterprise illustrated ed University of California Press pp 572 573 ISBN 0520048040 Wakeman Frederic E 1985 The Great Enterprise The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth century China Volume 1 University of California Press p 581 ISBN 0520048040 Struve Lynn A 1988 Southern Ming in Mote Frederick W Twitchett Denis Fairbank John King eds The Cambridge history of China The Ming dynasty 1368 1644 Part 1 Volume 7 of The Cambridge History of China Cambridge University Press p 641 ISBN 0 521 24332 7 Hummel Arthur W Sr ed 1943 Chu Yu sung Eminent Chinese of the Ch ing Period United States Government Printing Office Zhu YousongHouse of ZhuBorn 1607 Died 1646Chinese royaltyPreceded byZhu Changxun Prince Zhong Prince of Fu1643 1644 Merged into the CrownRegnal titlesPreceded byChongzhen Emperor Ming dynasty Emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty1644 1645 Succeeded byLongwu Emperor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zhu Yousong amp oldid 1188202320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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