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Also Known As Yung-lo • Taizong • Yonglo • Wendi • Chengzu • Ming Chengzu • Zhu Di • Ming Taizong
Born May 2, 1360 • Nanjing • China
Died August 5, 1424 (aged 64) • Inner Mongolia • China
Title / Office emperor (1402-1424), China
House / Dynasty Ming dynasty
Notable Family Members father Hongwu

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