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The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his intent on ousting the powerful Ming dynasty eunuch Liu Jin during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.
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Prince of Anhua rebellion
1510 rebellion in China
The Prince of Anhua rebellion, or the Prince of Anhua's uprising, refers to the uprising led by Zhu Zhifan, Prince of Anhua, against the reigning Ming emperor, Zhengde Emperor, and took place in Ningxia, one of the nine military regions on the Ming Chinese border with Mongolia.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Zhu Zhifan
Chinese prince (d. 1510)
Zhu Zhifan was a prince of the Ming dynasty, belonging to a minor branch of the Zhu Zhan family. Zhu Zhan was the sixteenth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder and first emperor of the dynasty. In 1492, he inherited the title of Prince of Anhua and was based in Ningxia, the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ming dynasty
Imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Liu Jin
Chinese eunuch (1451–1510)
Liu Jin (1451–1510) was a Chinese eunuch who held significant power in the government of the Zhengde Emperor of the Ming dynasty from 1506 to 1510. He was part of a group of eunuchs known as the "Eight Tigers" who had been in the service of the Zhengde Emperor since his…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Zhengde Emperor
Emperor of China from 1505 to 1521
The Zhengde Emperor, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Wuzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Houzhao, was the 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1505 to 1521. He succeeded his father, the Hongzhi Emperor.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)