The era Zhu Yuanzhang lived in: Ming Dynasty.
Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang (October 21, 1328 - June 24, 1398), whose courtesy name was Guorui, and whose original names were Zhu Chongba and Zhu Xingzong. Born in Guzhuang Village, Taiping Township, Zhongli, Haozhou (now Fengyang, Anhui). The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty (reigned from 1368 to 1398), his reign title was "Hongwu".
Zhu Yuanzhang was poor when he was young and used to herd cattle for the landlord. In the fourth year of Zhizheng (1344), he entered Huangjue Temple and traveled around to gain more knowledge. At the age of 25, he joined the Red Scarf Army led by Guo Zixing to resist the Yuan Dynasty. In the sixteenth year of Zhizheng (1356), he captured Jiqing Road and changed his name to Yingtian. In the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng (1364), he was called King of Wu. He successively eliminated separatist forces such as Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng. In the first year of Wu (1367), he called on "driving out the Hu barbarians and restoring China" and sent Xu Da and Chang Yuchun to lead troops in the Northern Expedition to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty.
In the first month of the first year of Hongwu (1368), the emperor was located in Yingtian Mansion. The country was named Daming and the reign was named Hongwu. In the autumn of the same year, Dadu was captured, ending the Yuan Dynasty's rule across the country. Later, the southwest, northwest, Liaodong and other places were pacified, and the whole country was finally unified.
Main works
Calligraphy
Zhu Yuanzhang's calligraphy is natural and smooth, with vivid demeanor. Fengshen has unique characteristics. Tao Zongyi said in "History of Calligraphy" that Zhu Yuanzhang's calligraphy is "a god, a celestial being, and a tacit understanding of calligraphy." Kang Youwei commented: "The Ming Taizu's book is powerful and invincible"[198]?. However, the strokes are a little lacking in standard, but they are both elegant and clumsy.
Poetry
Zhu Yuanzhang also wrote poems during his military career, and the "Imperial Collection" has been handed down, which contains more than one hundred poems by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Books
"Woda Xing Shu", "Edict to the King of Japan", "Dao De Zhen Jing Annotated by Emperor Taizu Gao of the Ming Dynasty", "Stele of the Tomb of the Ming Dynasty Emperor", " Da Gao", "Imperial Records", "Ancestral Instructions of the Emperor Ming Dynasty", "Treasure Instructions of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty", etc.
Reference for the above content? Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhu Yuanzhang