Third Ming emperor, who took the throne from his nephew in the 靖难之役, moved the capital to Beijing and built the Forbidden City. He sent 郑和 on his voyages and ordered the encyclopedia 永乐大典.
Emperor Chengzu of Ming, Zhu Di, moved the capital to Beijing.
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His temple name was first 太宗, the usual title for a dynasty's second ruler. In 1538 the Jiajing Emperor changed it to 成祖, raising him to 祖 'ancestor', a title that honours achievement and normally marks a founder, as in his father's 太祖.
