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*''Reign: [[1426]]-[[1435]]''
*''Other Names: Xuanzong''
*''Chinese/Japanese'': 宣德帝 ''(Xuāndé dì / Sentoku tei)''
The Xuande Emperor, also known as Ming Xuanzong, was the fifth emperor of China's [[Ming Dynasty]].
His reign saw the last of [[Zheng He|Zheng He's]] famous "treasure ship" voyages, and the abandonment of Ming efforts to conquer [[Annam]] (Vietnam), as the Court turned its attention to more domestic matters, and to defending the borders against the [[Mongols]]. The Xuande Emperor launched one significant campaign against the Mongols, but the conflict with the Mongols became more significant under his successor, the [[Zhengtong Emperor]] (Ming Yingzong).
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==References==
*Conrad Schirokauer, et al, ''A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations'', Fourth Edition, Cengage Learning (2012), 246.
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[[Category:Muromachi Period]]