Prince of Qin of Ming dynasty

Princedom of Qin 秦王
Princedom of Qin 秦王
Creation date	1378
Creation	first creation
Monarch	Hongwu Emperor
Peerage	1st-rank princely peerage for imperial son of Ming Dynasty
First holder	Zhu Shuang, Prince Min
Last holder	Zhu Cunfu, 16th Prince of Qin
Status	Extinct
Extinction date	1649
Seat(s)	Xi'an, Shaanxi

Princedom of Qin (秦王), was a first-rank princely peerage used during Ming dynasty, the princedom was created by Hongwu Emperor for his second son, Zhu Shuang.

Generation names / poem[]

The generation poem given by Hongwu Emperor was:

"Shang Zhi Gong Cheng Bing, Wei Huai Jing Yi Cun, Fu Si Zi Lian Zhi, Kuang Shi Yong Xin Dun"
尚志公誠秉，惟懷敬誼存，輔嗣資廉直，匡時永信惇

The mainline members used the poem until the name "Cun" (存), which was the same generation as Tianqi Emperor and Chongzhen Emperor.

Princedom of Qin[]

Zhu Shuang (朱樉; 3 Dec 1356 – 9 Apr 1395) (1st), Hongwu Emperor's second son. He was made Prince of Qin in 1370 by his father and took his fief in 1378, which was located at Xi'an. His full posthumous name was Prince Min of Qin (秦愍王)
- Zhu Shangbing (朱尚炳; 25 Nov 1380 – 21 Apr 1412) (2nd), Zhu Shuang's eldest son, he succeeded the princedom from 1395 to 1412. His full posthumous name was Prince Yin of Qin (秦隱王)
  - Zhu Zhijun (朱志均; 1403–1426) (4th), Zhu Shangbing's eldest son from his secondary consort. He initially was made a commandery prince under the title Prince of Weinan Comm. (渭南郡王) from 1403 to 1424. He succeeded the princedom from 1424 to 1426. He died childlessly and was succeeded by his younger full-brother. His full posthumous name was Prince Huai of Qin (秦懷王)
  - Zhu Zhigeng (朱志堩; 1404–1424) (3rd), Zhu Shuang's second son and eldest son from his primary consort. He succeeded the princedom from 1412 to 1424. He died childlessly and was succeeded by his elder half-brother. His full posthumous name was Prince Xi of Qin (秦僖王)
  - Zhu Zhiqie (朱志