Hongwu Emperor

The Hongwu Emperor (September 21, 1328 - June 24, 1398), personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, was the founder of the Ming Dynasty of China, and the first emperor of this dynasty from 1368 to 1398. His era name Hongwu means "Immensely Martial."

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September 21 - 1328 - June 24 - 1398 - Ming Dynasty - China - Emperor - 1368 - Era name

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Among the Chinese populace there were strong feelings against the rule of "the foreigners" under the Mongol Yuan Dynasty which finally led to a peasant revolution, led by Hongwu, that pushed the Yuan dynasty back to the Mongolian steppes and established the Ming Dynasty in 1368. Hongwu, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, was one of the only two dynasty founders who emerged from the peasant class. The other one was Han Gao Zu of Han Dynasty. Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping are the two other peasant revolutionaries to have ruled the world's most populous nation.

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Mongol - Yuan Dynasty - 1368 - Peasant - Han Gao Zu - Han Dynasty - Mao Zedong - Deng Xiaoping

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