Hongwu
Americannoun
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Fengyang county is famous for being the hometown of the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor - Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang.
From BBC • May 21, 2025
Hongwu had wanted to isolate China from dangerous foreign influences and so had forbidden nearly all maritime trade.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The first Ming emperor, Hongwu, forbade foreign trade.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Vice Governor Liu Hongwu is being investigated for “serious violations of discipline and laws,” the Central Committee for Discipline Inspection said, using its standard term for graft.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2022
Hongwu continued to rule from the former Yuan capital of Nanjing in the south.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
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