Yung Lo
noun
Chu Ti, 1360–1424, Chinese emperor 1403–25.
Yung Lo
American
[yoong law]
/ ˈjʊŋ ˈlɔ /
(Pinyin)
Yong Lo
noun
Yung-lo
British
/ ˈjʊŋˈləʊ /
noun
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Ming Emperor Yung Lo followed his astrologer's plan to make the city a geomantic portrait of No Cha, a three-headed monster with six arms.
From Time Magazine Archive
The third emperor of the Ming dynasty, known Yuan Lo Ta Tien. as Yung Lo, A.D. 1403-1425, issued a commission for the production of a work on a scale which was colossal even for China.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
After this ambitious youth had dispossessed his nephew, who was the rightful heir to the throne, he took the title of Yung Lo, which became a famous name in Chinese history.
From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Smith, Arthur H.
It was in the reign of Yung Lo, the third monarch of the Ming dynasty, that Peking first became the capital of China.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
The country was first called Sien Lo in the first year of Yung Lo, 1403.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
When at last he came to, the first sight that met his eyes was the scowling face of Yung-lo.
From A Chinese Wonder Book by Chu-T'ang, Li
At home Yung-lo devoted himself to the encouragement of literature and the fine arts, and, possibly from a knowledge that Kien-wên was among the Buddhist priests, he renewed the law prohibiting Buddhism.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
Again the great Yung-lo was seated on the platform in Kwan-yu's foundry, and again his courtiers hovered round him, but this time, as it was winter, they did not flirt the silken fans.
From A Chinese Wonder Book by Chu-T'ang, Li
And remember," said Yung-lo in conclusion, "this bell must be so great that the sound of it will ring out to a distance of thirty-three miles on every hand.
From A Chinese Wonder Book by Chu-T'ang, Li
He was, incidentally, in charge of the compilation of the largest encyclopaedia ever written, the Yung-lo ta-tien, commissioned by the Yung-lo emperor.
From A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] by Eberhard, Wolfram
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