PATH TO THE THRONE - THE YONGLE EMPEROR'S RISE

In 1402, the course of the Ming dynasty was irreversably shifted. Driven by ambition, Zhu Di—Prince of Yan, and the emperor’s powerful uncle—rose in rebellion against the imperial court. After a bitter three-year civil war, the Jingnan Campaign, he seized the throne and became the Yongle Emperor. Come and discover his formidable ascension from the son of a warlord to mighty prince of the dynasty, and finally, emperor of China!

JIANWEN EMPEROR DOCUMENTARY : https://youtu.be/2tgpE96dwnU

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♫ MUSIC ♫
Kevin MacLeoad - Ripple
Civilization VI - Mongolia ambient - Tovshuur
Civilization VI - China ambient - Winter Flower
Civilization V - Gao Shan Liu Shui (peace)
Age of Empires 3 - Chinese castle age exploration
Civilization VI - Mongolia ambient - Morin Khuur improv
Shogun 2 Total War - Resolve
Chinese Buddhist music
Europa Universalis IV - Forest Shade
Doug Maxwell/Zac Zinger - Sao Meo Orchestral Mix
Kevin MacLeoad - Asian Drums
TW Three Kingdoms - Betrayal
TW Three Kingdoms - Wu Xing
TW Three Kingdoms - Betrayal
TW Three Kingdoms - Destiny Calls
TW Three Kingdoms - Tyrant
Civilization VI - China ambient - Guzheng improv 2
The Loyalist - Lotus Lane

🎬 VIDEO CREDITS 🎬
The Ming Dynasty (2019)
Founding Emperor of Ming Dynasty (2017)
Zheng He Xia Xiyang (2009)
The Imperial Age (2022)

📜 MAIN SOURCES 📜
The Cambridge History of China - Volume 7 (1988), Frederick W. Mote & Denis Twitchett
Perpetual Happiness - The Ming Emperor Yongle (2011), Shih-shan Henry Tsai
Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644 (1976), L. Carrington Goodrich & Chaoying Fang

🏷️ TAGS 🏷️
history of china
ming dynasty
yongle emperor
zhu di
jingnan campaign
jianwen emperor
ming chengzu

Introduction: (0:00)
Context: (00:41)
Early life: (01:07)
Coming of age: (04:05)
The prince of Yan: (06:39)
The Jingnan campaign: (11:07)
Ascending the throne: (16:57)

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