永乐 (Yǒnglè): Yongle Emperor (1360–1424), third Ming emperor Zhu Di, reigned 1403–1424

Meanings

1 Yongle Emperor (1360–1424), third Ming emperor Zhu Di, reigned 1403–1424

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永

Examples

永乐皇帝下令编纂了《永乐大典》。

Yǒnglè huángdì xiàlìng biānzuǎn le «Yǒnglè Dàdiǎn».

The Yongle Emperor commissioned the compilation of the Yongle Encyclopedia.

他迁都北京并修建了紫禁城。

Tā qiāndū Běijīng bìng xiūjiàn le Zǐjìnchéng.

He moved the capital to Beijing and built the Forbidden City.

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history

Seized the throne from his nephew in the Jingnan Campaign 靖难之役. His reign saw Zheng He's 郑和 seven oceanic voyages, the Yongle Encyclopedia — the largest encyclopedia in world history before Wikipedia — and the construction of the Forbidden City.