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- Wade-Giles romanization:
- Lung-ch’ing
- Temple name (miaohao):
- Muzong
- Posthumous name (shi):
- Zhuangdi
- Original name:
- Zhu Zaihou
- Born:
- 1537, China
- Died:
- 1572, China (aged 35)
- Title / Office:
- emperor (1566-1572), China
- House / Dynasty:
- Ming dynasty
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Longqing
emperor of Ming dynasty
Also known as: Lung-ch’ing, Muzong, Zhu Zaihou, Zhuangdi
Longqing (born 1537, China—died 1572, China) was the 12th emperor (reigned 1566/67–72) of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), in whose short reign the famous minister Zhang Juzheng first came to power and the country entered a period of stability and prosperity. During his reign, the Mongol leader Altan (died 1583), who had been harassing China’s northern borders and had attacked the capital at Beijing, was repulsed and a peace treaty was signed. Government expenditures were limited and an attempt was made to wipe out corruption.
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