Zhu Shizhen
Zhu Shizhen (Chinese: 朱世珍; pinyin: Zhū Shìzhēn; 1281–1344), born Zhu Wusi (Chinese: 朱五四; pinyin: Zhū Wǔsì), was the father of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty. He was a native of Jurong (present-day Jurong, Jiangsu). The ancestors of the Zhu family had lived in Pei and later moved to Jurong. His father, Zhu Chuyi, moved to Xuyi, Si Prefecture (present-day Xuyi, Jiangsu), and Zhu Shizhen moved again to Zhongli, Haozhou (present-day Fengyang, Anhui).
| Zhu Shizhen 朱世珍 | |||||||||||||
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| Born | Zhu Wusi (朱五四) 1281 Zhiyuan 18 (至元十八年) Jurong | ||||||||||||
| Died | 1344 (aged 63) Zhizheng 4 (至正四年) | ||||||||||||
| Burial | Ming Imperial Mausoleum (明皇陵, in present-day Fengyang, Anhui) | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Empress Chun | ||||||||||||
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| Father | Zhu Chuyi | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Empress Yu | ||||||||||||
In 1344, there was a great drought in Huaibei, and Zhu Shizhen, Lady Chen, and Zhu Xinglong, the Prince of Nanchang, died successively.
In 1363, Han Lin'er posthumously accorded Zhu Wusi the titles Executor and Assistant Minister of the Three Offices (開府儀同三司), Senior Pillar of the State (上柱國), Head of Privy Councilor for Extraordinary Affairs (錄軍國重事), Right Chancellor of the Central Secretariat (中書右丞相), Grand Commandant (太尉), and Duke of Wu (吳國公). His wife, Lady Chen, was posthumously accorded the title Duchess (公夫人).
In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming dynasty in Nanjing and posthumously honoured Zhu Shizhen as emperor, with the temple name Renzu (仁祖) and the posthumous name Emperor Chun (淳皇帝).