Ruler · 1582 – 1620

Taichang Emperor

Lived 1582 – 1620; ruler. Emperor of China of Ming dynasty, 1620; also in the line of Chinese Empire.

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Lived: 1582 – 1620; 38 years
Lines: 2; states
Left it: killed in office; Wikidata's manner of death

Emperor of China

Ming dynasty · the 15th of 17 dated reigns · 1368 – 1644

11 before

Jiajing Emperor1521 – 1567

Longqing Emperor1567 – 1572

Wanli Emperor1572 – 1620

Taichang Emperor1620

Tianqi Emperor1620 – 1627

Chongzhen Emperor1627 – 1644

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadthis entry

Reigned 1620 · under a year · came to it aged 38

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: killed in officeWikidata's manner of death: poison

the term records: death in office

Also in the line of Chinese Empire (373rd of 395).

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