Ruler · 1607 – 1646

Hongguang Emperor

Lived 1607 – 1646; politician. Emperor of China of Chinese Empire, 1644 – 1645; also in the line of Southern Ming.

Wikidata's English label: Zhu Yousong, Prince of Fu.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1607 – 1646; 39 years
In office: 1 year; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: abdicated; Wikidata's end cause on the term

Emperor of China

Chinese Empire · the 377th of 395 dated reigns · 221 BCE – 1917

373 before

Tianqi Emperor1620 – 1627

Chongzhen Emperor1627 – 1644

Hong Taiji1636 – 1643

Hongguang Emperor1644 – 1645

Li Zicheng1644 – 1645

Shunzhi Emperor1644 – 1661

Longwu Emperor1645 – 1646

15 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1644 – 1645 · 1 year · came to it aged 37

Left it: abdicatedWikidata's end cause on the term: abdication

then executed within a year of leaving

The Hongguang Emperor fled to Wuhu, Anhui, but was captured in June and taken to Beijing, where he was executed in 1646.

Also in the line of Southern Ming (1st of 4).

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