Zhu Wenkui
Chinese crown prince
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| Intro | Chinese crown prince | ||||||
| Places | China | ||||||
| is | Prince | ||||||
| Work field | Royals | ||||||
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| Birth | 30 November 1396 | ||||||
| Star sign | Sagittarius | ||||||
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Zhu Wenkui (born November 30, 1396) was the elder son and Crown Prince of the Jianwen Emperor of the Ming dynasty, born by Empress Ma, when his parents were Crown Prince and Crown Princess respectively.
In 1402, Zhu Di, Prince of Yan sacked Nanjing, both Jianwen and Wenkui disappeared. It was said that Wenkui died in the palace fire.
In the period of the Southern Ming, he was posthumously honored Crown Prince Gongmin (by the Hongguang Emperor) and Crown Prince Hejian (by the Longwu Emperor).