Yongle Emperor
Biography
Usurper after three year civil war against his nephew, Zhu Di moved capital to Beijing, built the Forbidden City. He launched Zheng He treasure fleets, seven voyages, ships vast beyond European imagination, reaching Africa. The Yongle Encyclopedia, 11,095 volumes, the largest paper work until Wikipedia. He personally led five Mongol campaigns, dying on the last. Ming zenith under a usurper energy.
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