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Jan 17, 2014 © Ulrich Theobald
Emperor Guangzong 明光宗, personal name Zhu Changluo 朱常洛 (1585-1620, r.
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1620), the Taichang Emperor 泰昌, was one of the last emperors of the Ming dynasty 明 (1368-1644). He was the oldest son of Emperor Shenzong 明神宗 (the Wanli Emperor 萬曆, r. 1572-1619) and Lady Wang 王恭妃, but Lady Zheng 鄭貴妃, the favourite concubine of Emperor Guangzong, shortly after Changluo's birth drew away the Emperor's attention to Prince Zhu Changxun 朱常洵, whom the emperor esteemed higher than his oldest son, and wished to make heir apparent.
There arose a long-lasting struggle among the court ministers whether it was justified to make the younger son heir apparent or not.
Emperor muzongThis quarrel is known as "strife for the root of the dynasty" (zheng guo ben 爭國本). In 1600 finally, Emperor Shenzong made Prince Changluo his heir apparent. In 1615 a certain Zhang Cha 張差 penetrated the compounds of the crown prince's palace, the Ciqing Palace 慈慶宮, with a club in his hand, and killed the eunuch gat