Zhu Shouqian

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Zhu Shouqian (Chinese: 朱守謙; 1361–1392), Prince of Jingjiang, was the grandnephew of Zhu Yuanzhang (the Hongwu Emperor). His grandfather, Zhu Xinglong was the eldest brother of the Hongwu Emperor, while his father was Zhu Wenzheng,^[1][2] who had helped the Hongwu Emperor found the Ming dynasty.

Life[]

Childhood[]

Zhu Shouqian was born "Zhu Tiezhu" (朱鐵柱). Zhu Shouqian's father, Zhu Wenzheng (朱文正), was stripped of his rank and imprisoned on charges of conspiring against Zhu Yuanzhang, when Zhu Shouqian was only 4 years old; however, Zhu Yuanzhang personally reassured him, saying: You have nothing to fear. Your father was unruly and gave me trouble, but I will not punish you for his misdeeds.

His name was changed to "Wei" (煒) when Zhu Yuanzhang claimed the title King of Wu. In 1370, the third year of the Hongwu reign, he was then renamed Shouqian, and enfeoffed as the Prince of Jingjiang — the only feudal prince who was not a child of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Enfeoffed as a vassal prince[]

Zhu Shouqian was awarded the status of a prince under the title "Prince of Jingjiang" by the Hongwu Emperor when he was 9 years old. He took his fief, Jingjiang (present-day Guilin) in 1376. His salary was same as a 2nd rank commandery prince, but his rank same as half of 1st rank prince. His princedom mansion was used to be a potential residence for Toghon Temür.

Demoted twice and imprisoned[]

Zhu Shouqian was an educated person, but he often allies with villains and made the locals dissatisfied him. The Hongwu Emperor summoned him in 1370 to reprimand him. After that, Zhu wrote a poetry with some complaints and made the emperor angry. As a result, the emperor demoted him to a commoner.

He was imprisoned in Fengyang for seven years until the Hongwu Emperor restored his title. The emperor ordered him went to Yunnan for defend with his brother-in-law, Xu Pu (徐溥). The emperor granted him an encyclical book, but Zhu was still acts violent. Later, the emperor summoned him to Fengyang where Zhu stole horses there; he was caught and imprisoned again.

Death and aftermath[]

Zhu Shouqian died in January 1392. His burial place is located at Purple Mountain. His son Zhu Zanyi succeeded his peerage.

Ancestry[]

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