The 15th century was the century which spans the Julian calendar dates from 1 January 1401 to 31 December 1500 (MD).
Year 1402 (MCDII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
The 1360s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1360, and ended on December 31, 1369.
Year 1400 (MCD) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, which was used in Europe until 1582. The year 1400 would not have been a leap year on the Gregorian calendar, and is not treated as such on the Proleptic Gregorian calendar used for calculations for pre-Gregorian dates. It was the 1400th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 400th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 14th century, and the first year of the 1400s decade. The dominical letter for 1400 is DC on the Julian calendar for the leap year starting on Thursday, and E for the century common year starting on Wednesday.
Year 1398 (MCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
The Yongle Emperor, personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424.
Hongwu was the era name (nianhao) of the Hongwu Emperor, the Chinese emperor who founded the Ming dynasty that ruled China from 1368 to 1644. It was also the first era name of the Ming.
The Jianwen Emperor, personal name Zhu Yunwen (朱允炆), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Huizong of Ming (明惠宗) and by his posthumous name as the Emperor Hui of Ming (明惠帝), was the second emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1398 to 1402. Zhu Yunwen's father was Zhu Biao, the eldest son and crown prince of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty. Zhu Biao died at the age of 37 in 1392, after which the Hongwu Emperor named Zhu Yunwen as his successor. He ascended the throne after the Hongwu Emperor's death in June 1398.
Events from the 1400s in England.
Events from the 1410s in England.
The 1400s ran from January 1, 1400, to December 31, 1409.
Fang Xiaoru, courtesy name Xizhi (希直) or Xigu (希古), a native of Ninghai County, Zhejiang, was a Chinese official and Confucian scholar of the Ming dynasty. He was an orthodox Confucian scholar-bureaucrat, famous for his continuation of the Jinhua school of Zhu Xi and later for his loyalty to the former Jianwen Emperor, who died in the rebellion of the Prince of Yan.
Relic of an Emissary is a 2011 Hong Kong historical fiction television drama serial produced by TVB.
The Jingnan campaign, or Jingnan rebellion, was a three-year civil war from 1399 to 1402 in the early years of the Ming dynasty of China. It occurred between two descendants of the Ming dynasty's founder Zhu Yuanzhang: his grandson Zhu Yunwen by his first son, and Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son Zhu Di, Prince of Yan. Though Zhu Yunwen had been the chosen crown prince of Zhu Yuanzhang and been made emperor upon the death of his grandfather in 1398, friction began immediately after Yuanzhang's death. Zhu Yunwen began arresting Zhu Yuanzhang's other sons immediately, seeking to decrease their threat. But within a year open military conflict began, and the war continued until the forces of the Prince of Yan captured the imperial capital Nanjing. The fall of Nanjing was followed by the demise of the Jianwen Emperor, Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Di was then crowned the Ming Dynasty's third emperor, the Yongle Emperor.
Prince or King of Yan was a Chinese feudal title referring to the ancient Chinese State of Yan and to its fiefs including the capital Yanjing.
Sir Thomas Clanvowe was a British landowner, Member of Parliament and Sheriff of Herefordshire.
Fu Youde was a Chinese general and a highly competent commander in the Ming navy.
The Ming campaign against the Uriankhai was a 1387 offensive military expedition by Ming China's army led by General Feng Sheng against the Uriankhai Mongol horde led by the chieftain Naghachu in Manchuria, which concluded with the surrender of the Uriankhai to the Ming and the capture of Manchuria by the Ming.
Zhang Yu, courtesy name Shimei, was a Ming dynasty general. He was born in Kaifeng, Henan Province. He supported Zhu Di Prince of Yan in the Jingnan campaign against the Jianwen Emperor. In December 1398, he gathered a force of 800 of Zhu Di's supporters to protect the Prince of Yan's residence in Beiping. On December 25, 1400, Zhang and Zhu arrived in Dongchang. Two weeks later, he was killed in action against Jianwen's forces led by Sheng Yong, while trying to break Zhu out of an encirclement that they had been lured into.
Li Jinglong (1369–1424), small name Jiujiang (九江), was a Ming dynasty general. He was the son of Duke Li Wenzhong, the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang through his older sister. During the Jingnan campaign, Li Jinglong initially supported the Jianwen Emperor. However, he lost several battles and was replaced. Li plotted to betray the Jianwen Emperor and later switched sides to support Zhu Di. However, Li was then convicted of corruption and treason and thrown in prison by the Yongle Emperor. Li's family members were also arrested.
