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When did Zhu Yuanzhang become the Hongwu emperor of the Ming dynasty?
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The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor of the Ming dynasty at the beginning of 1368. Upon establishing his capital at Nanjing, he adopted the reign title Hongwu ("Vastly Martial"), by which he is historically known, although he is also referred to as Taizu.123