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Yongle Emperor

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Yongle Emperor

1360–1424

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1360
Birth

Yongle Emperor of China (d. 1424)

May 2 →
1402
Event

Zhu Di, better known by his era name as the Yongle Emperor, assumes the throne over the Ming Dynasty of China.

July 17 →
1410
Event

In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor.

June 15 →
1410
Event

The Yongle Emperor of Ming China launches the first of his military campaigns against the Mongols, resulting in the fall of the Mongol khan Bunyashiri.

March 25 →
1411
Event

Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming-Kotte War, to the Yongle Emperor.

July 6 →
1424
Death

Yongle Emperor of China (b. 1360)

August 12 →

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