Hung-wu

[hoong-woo]

noun

1. Chu Yüan-chang, 1328–98, emperor of China 1368–98: founder of the Ming dynasty.

Hung-wu

/ ˈhʌŋ ˈwuː /

noun

1. See Hong-wu

Example Sentences

King-t�-ch�n was already a pottery centre when its factories were rebuilt in 1369 by Hung-Wu, the founder of the Ming dynasty, who made it the imperial factory, so that the best porcelain workers were attracted thither, and in the other old centres the industry was abandoned or some earlier manufacture was continued, as in the southern province of Kiang-su.

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Hung-wu died in 1398 and was succeeded by his grandson Kien-Wên.

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Aware that the appointment of this youth—his father was dead—would give offence to the young emperor’s uncles, Hung-wu had dismissed them to their respective governments.

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In the 4th year of Hung-wu, 1372, it sent tribute to China, under the name of Sien Lohok.

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There has recently been placed in the British Museum a bank-note issued by Hung-Wu, Emperor of China, in 1368.

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