Ming Wuzong is famous in history for his fondness for fun and his extravagance.
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history
Personal name 朱厚照. Reigned as the 正德 (Zhèngdé) Emperor. Notorious for the 豹房 ('Leopard Quarters') pleasure palace, leading troops in person at the Battle of Yingzhou (1517), and dying childless after falling into a river while fishing, triggering a succession crisis resolved by his cousin, the Jiajing Emperor.
culture
宗 (zōng) in temple names marks an emperor of secondary stature compared to dynastic founders, who get 祖 (zǔ). Hence 明太祖 Hongwu (founder) but 明武宗 Zhengde.
