Hongwu Emperor
October 21, 1328 – June 24, 1398
Founder of the Ming dynasty, a peasant rebel leader who drove the Mongol Yuan dynasty from China and ruled as emperor from 1368.
Offices held
Family
Timeline
1329
1334
1339
1344
1349
1354
1359
1364
1369
1374
1379
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1394