When was the Forbidden City first occupied by the imperial court?

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

The Forbidden City was first officially occupied by the imperial court in 1420.1

Commissioned in 1406 by the Yongle emperor, the palace complex served as the heart of Beijing, which was subsequently made the official capital of the Ming dynasty in 1421.231