* 1507 – Jiajing Emperor of China ( d. 1567 )

* May 27 – Jiajing Emperor ascends the throne of the Ming Dynasty.

According to the Ming Shi, these cannons are soon presented to the Jiajing Emperor by Wang Hong, and their design is copied in 1529.

* January 23 – After 45 years ' reign, the Jiajing Emperor dies in the Forbidden City.

* January 23 – Jiajing Emperor of China ( b. 1507 )

* September 16 – Jiajing Emperor of China ( d. 1567 )

Modern scholars still debate on whether or not the Ming Dynasty really had sovereignty over Tibet at all, as some believe it was a relationship of loose suzerainty which was largely cut off when the Jiajing Emperor ( ruled in 1521 – 67 ) persecuted Buddhism in favor of Daoism at court and some scholars argue that the significant religious nature of the relationship of the Ming court with Tibetan lamas is underrepresented in modern scholarship.

The complex was extended and renamed Temple of Heaven during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor in the 16th century.

The Jiajing Emperor also built three other prominent temples in Beijing, the Temple of Sun ( 日壇 ) in the east, the Temple of Earth ( 地壇 ) in the north, and the Temple of Moon ( 月壇 ) in the west.

The Altar was built in 1530 by the Jiajing Emperor and rebuilt in 1740.

The Hongzhi Emperor and Jiajing Emperor's physicians were executed.

From the period of the Jiajing Emperor ( 1522 – 66 ) on, a pair of phoenixes was differentiated by the tail feathers of the two birds ( typically together forming a closed circle pattern — the male identified by five serrated tail feathers ( five being an odd, or yang number ) and the female by what appears to be one, but is in fact, two ( two being an even, or yin number ) curling or tendrilled tail feathers.

Yan Song was the prime minister who served under the Emperor Jiajing.

In 1557, under the supervision of the Jiajing Emperor, the encyclopedia was narrowly saved from being destroyed by a fire that burnt down three palaces in the Forbidden City.

* It disappeared at the death of the Jiajing Emperor, having been taken by the emperor to his grave, and it has yet to be found in the tomb complex of Yongling.

* Consort Shao, before her death her paternal grandson became Jiajing Emperor, and she was posthumously honored Empress Xiaohui ( 孝惠皇后 )

* Zhu Youyuan, Prince Xian of Xing, born by Consort Shao and fathered Jiajing Emperor, posthumously honored Emperor Xian of Xing and Emperor Ruizong of Ming

The Jiajing Emperor ( Wade-Giles: Chia-ching Emperor ; ; ; 16 September 1507 – 23 January 1567 ) was the 11th Ming Dynasty Emperor of China who ruled from 1521 to 1567.

" The Jiajing Emperor prevailed, and hundreds of his opponents were banished, physically beaten in the court ( 廷杖 ) or executed.

The Jiajing Emperor was known to be a cruel and self-aggrandizing emperor and he also chose to reside outside of the Forbidden City in Beijing so he could live in isolation.

His name at birth was Zhu Zaihou and he was born during the reign of his father Emperor Jiajing, at the Forbidden City at the Ming Dynasty capital Beijing ..

Once on the throne, the Jiajing Emperor controversially had his dead father Zhu Youyuan ( 1476 – 1519 ) retroactively styled as the Gongruixian Emperor ; his mother became the Zhangsheng empress dowager.

He is also well known for his corruption and had been known to openly sell government positions for cash during the Jiajing reign.

There, beyond the Great Wall of China, a large but scattered population of native Christians had taken refuge from the persecutions of Jiajing ( Kia-king ), in an earlier era.

He also purged the government of corrupt officials namely Daoist priests whom the Jiajing Emperor had favoured in the hope of improving the situation in the empire.

Because the Ming Dynasty's Jiajing Emperor ( known also under the temple name Shizong ; reigned 1521 – 1567 ) was born and had lived in the city before he succeeded to the throne, Zhongxiang, the place where the Chengtian Prefecture ( fu ) Government Office was located, became one of the three major prefectures directly under the central government.

The young and newly empowered Emperor Shizong ( Jiajing Emperor ) tried to posthumously give his father the title of emperor in order to legitimize his claim to the throne.

After the assassination attempt in 1542, Jiajing began to pay excessive attention to his Taoist pursuits while ignoring his imperial duties.

According to tradition, the Dragon King went to the aid of imperial troops in the Ming Dynasty and was honoured by the Jiajing Emperor by edict.

It was not until the reign of the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty ( 1522 ) that the present-day city wall was built.

The first fort was built during the reign of the Ming Jiajing Emperor between 1522 and 1527.

When the Outer city was reconstructed during the Jiajing era ( 1521 – 1567 ), another moat was built surrounding the outer wall.

Jiajing also abandoned the practice of seeing his ministers altogether from 1539 onwards and for a period of almost 25 years refused to give official audiences, choosing instead to relay his wishes through eunuchs and officials.

Particularly during his later years, Jiajing was known for spending a great deal of time on alchemy in hopes of finding medicines to prolong his life.

The regnal names of some monarchs were long, for example Lý Thái Tổ, Lý Thái Tông, Jiajing Emperor and Emperor Gojong of the Korean Empire.

Zhongxiang means " Blessed with propitious omen ", which was gifted by Emperor Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty.

The deadliest earthquake of all times, the Shaanxi earthquake of 1556 that killed approximately 830, 000 people, occurred during the Jiajing Emperor's reign.

Thus emperors like Zhengde sneaked out of the palace while emperors like Jiajing and Wanli simply didn't show up at court.

Ignoring state affairs, Jiajing employed incapable individuals such as Zhang Cong and Yan Song, on whom he thoroughly relied to handle affairs of state.

* 1368 – In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming Dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries.

* 1402 – Zhu Di, better known by his era name as the Yongle Emperor, assumes the throne over the Ming Dynasty of China.

Once Zhu Di deposed Jianwen and became crowned as Yongle Emperor ( r. 1403-1424 ), Zheng He continued serving in his court as a Eunuch Grand Director ( 太監, tàijiàn ).

* Chen Youliang, Chinese rebel leader and arch nemesis to Zhu Yuanzhang ( aka Emperor Hongwu )

Emperor Jianwen is either lost or killed and Zhu Di is crowned as Emperor Hongwu.

* Zhu Zhen, Later Liang Dynasty Emperor of China

* Emperor Lizong of Song China accepts the Neo-Confucian teachings of the late Zhu Xi, including his commentary on the Four Books.

The Hongwu Emperor specified his grandson Zhu Yunwen as his successor, and he assumed the throne as the Jianwen Emperor ( 1398 – 1402 ) after Hongwu's death in 1398.

Zhu Di assumed the throne as the Yongle Emperor ( 1402 – 1424 ); his reign is universally viewed by scholars as a " second founding " of the Ming Dynasty since he reversed many of his father's policies.

"( 蒼天已死 ， 黃天當立 。 歲在甲子 ， 天下大吉 。) Emperor Ling dispatched generals Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, and Zhu Jun to lead the Han armies against the rebels, and decreed that local governments had to supply soldiers to assist in their efforts.

By the year 1241, under the sponsorship of Emperor Lizong, Zhu Xi's Four Books and his commentary on them became standard requirements of study for students attempting to pass the civil service examinations.

For example, Emperor Lizong of Song granted the posthumous title Duke of Hui ( 徽国公 ) to the Neo-Confucian thinker Zhu Xi.

The same day the Emperor appointed his half-brother Zhu Qiyu as regent.

When his son Zhu Di became the Yongle Emperor, he moved the capital back to Beijing, and construction began in 1406 of what would become the Forbidden City.

The Yongle Emperor ( Traditional Chinese: 永樂帝 ; Simplified Chinese: 永乐帝 ; pinyin: Yǒnglèdì ; Wade-Giles: Yung-lo Emperor ; ) ( 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424 ), born Zhu Di ( 朱棣 ), was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China, reigning from 1402 to 1424.

The Yongle Emperor was born Zhu Di on 2 May 1360, the fourth son of the new leader of the central Red Turbans, Zhu Yuanzhang, who would later rise to become the Hongwu Emperor, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Even Zhu Di's troops praised his effectiveness, especially when Emperor Hongwu rewarded them for their service.

His grandson Zhu Yunwen, the son of the late Zhu Biao, was crowned as the Jianwen Emperor.