Zhu Youyuan


Zhu Youyuan , a prince of the Ming dynasty of China. He was the fourth son of the Chenghua Emperor.
Created Prince Xian of Xing, his fief was near today's Zhongxiang, in Hubei Province. He and his wife were posthumously honored by his son after he became the Jiajing Emperor in 1521.

Aftermath

Burial place

His tomb originally was an ordinary prince's tomb which located at Songlin Mount, Zhongxiang, Hubei Province. The tomb was rebuilt in 1519, until 1521. His son Jiajing Emperor enthroned, Jiajing against the ministers for his posthumously title. Later, he was posthumously honored as "Emperor Xingxian", then his tomb rebuilt as emperor's style and renamed as "Xianling".

Worship imperial ancestral temple

Originally, ministers against Jiajing Emperor for worship imperial temple for Zhu Youyuan. Then, Jiajing had to set up another temple for him and named as "shimiao", then renamed as "Temple of Emperor Xian" in 1536. Two years later, the temple restyled as imperial ancestral temple, and Jiajing honored Zhu Youyuan with the temple name "Ruizong". At that time, Jiajing had relocated the temple with Hongzhi Emperor's temple, due to they were brothers.
After the temple was rebuilt, Jiajing had veto for let Zhu Youyuan shared the sam temple with Hongzhi, and relocated the temple at the above of Zhengde Emperor's temple. At this point, Jiajing had finally posthumously honored Zhu Youyuan as emperor and finished the worship.
During the reign of Wanli Emperor to Tianqi Emperor, ministers had requested to remove Zhu Youyuan's temple, but still got veto.

Zhu Youyuan's imperial made epitaph of Prince Xian of Xing

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