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What was the Yongle emperor’s personal name?

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The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.

The personal name of the Yongle emperor was Zhu Di.12

While he is historically known by his reign name, Yongle (meaning "Perpetual Happiness"), he was born as a prince of the Ming dynasty and later ascended to the throne after a rebellion against his nephew, the Jianwen emperor.312