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朱祁鎮

简朱祁镇 · 繁朱祁鎮

Mandarin · pinyin Zhū Qí zhèn

Zhu Qizhen, personal name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統 Zhèng tǒng, afterwards Tianshun Emperor 天順 Tiān shùn (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449 and 1457-1464

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朱: zhū · cinnabar, vermilion; surname
祁: qí · pray; numerous, ample, abundant
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镇: zhèn · town, market place; suppress

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