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Emperor Chongzhen, 17th ruler of the Ming Dynasty (r. 1627-1644).
Personal Name: Zhu Youjian, Zhū Yóujiǎn.
Posthumous Name: Zhuangliemin, Zhuānglièmǐn.
Temple Name: Sizong, Sīzōng.
Reign Name: Ming Chongzhen, Ming Chóngzhēn.<br/><br/>

The Chongzhen Emperor was the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty in China. He reigned from 1627 to 1644, under an era name that means 'Honorable and Auspicious'. The decline of the Ming intensified during Chongzhen's reign. Popular uprisings broke out throughout China, including those of Zhang Xianzhong and the more important Li Zicheng. These could not be put down by the already hard-pressed Ming armies, who had to contend with the Manchu threat to the north. In April 1644, Li prepared to take the Ming capital of Beijing. Rather than face capture and probable execution at the hands of the newly-proclaimed Shun Dynasty, Chongzhen arranged a feast and gathered all members of the imperial household aside from his sons. Using his sword, he killed all of them there. All died except his second daughter, Princess Chang Ping, whose attempt to resist the sword blow resulted in her left arm being severed by her father. Then, still wearing his imperial attire, Chongzhen fled to Jingshan Hill and hanged himself on a tree. He was buried in Siling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty Tombs - the last to be buried there.

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