Hongxi Emperor

Hongxi Emperor
Hongxi Emperor
Chinese	洪熙帝
Literal meaning	“Vastly Bright”
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hóngxī Dì
IPA	[xʊ̌ŋ.ɕí tî]

Names
	Zhu Gaochi; (朱高熾)
Era name and dates
	Hongxi (洪熙): 20 January 1425 – 7 February 1426
Posthumous name
	Emperor Jingtian Tidao Chuncheng Zhide Hongwen Qinwu Zhangsheng Daxiao Zhao; (敬天體道純誠至德弘文欽武章聖達孝昭皇帝; Respecter of Heaven, Embodiment of the Way, Pure in Sincerity, Perfect in Virtue, Extensive in Culture, Dominant in Militancy, Standard of Sageliness, Thorough in Filial Piety, Luminous Emperor)
Temple name
	Renzong (仁宗)

Hongxi Emperor
洪熙帝
Hongxi Emperor ; 洪熙帝
	Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Emperor of the Ming dynasty
Reign	7 September 1424 – 29 May 1425
Enthronement	7 September 1424
Predecessor	Yongle Emperor
Successor	Xuande Emperor
Crown Prince of the Ming dynasty
Tenure	12 May 1404 – 7 September 1424
Predecessor	Zhu Wenkui, Crown Prince Hejian
Successor	Imperial Grandson-heir Zhu Zhanji
Hereditary Prince of Yan
Tenure	4 November 1395 – 17 July 1402
Born	16 August 1378; Hongwu 11, 23rd day of the 7th month; (洪武十一年七月二十三日)
Died	29 May 1425 (aged 46); Hongxi 1, 12th day of the 5th month; (洪熙元年五月十二日); Hall of Imperial Peace, Forbidden City, Beijing, Ming dynasty
Burial	Xianling Mausoleum, Ming tombs, Beijing, China
Consorts	Empress Chengxiaozhao (m. 1396⁠–⁠1425)
Issue	Xuande Emperor; Zhu Zhanjun, Prince Jing of Zheng; Zhu Zhanyong, Prince Jing of Yue; Zhu Zhanyin, Prince Xian of Qi; Zhu Zhanshan, Prince Xian of Xiang; Zhu Zhangang, Prince Xian of Jing; Zhu Zhan'ao, Prince Jing of Huai; Zhu Zhankai, Prince Huai of Teng; Zhu Zhanji, Prince Zhuang of Liang; Zhu Zhanshan, Prince Gong of Wei; Princess Jiaxing; Princess Qingdu; Princess Qinghe; Princess De'an; Princess Yanping; Princess Deqing; Princess Zhending; Unnamed daughter;
Names
Names
	Zhu Gaochi; (朱高熾)
Era name and dates
	Hongxi (洪熙): 20 January 1425 – 7 February 1426
Posthumous name
	Emperor Jingtian Tidao Chuncheng Zhide Hongwen Qinwu Zhangsheng Daxiao Zhao; (敬天體道純誠至德弘文欽武章聖達孝昭皇帝; Respecter of Heaven, Embodiment of the Way, Pure in Sincerity, Perfect in Virtue, Extensive in Culture, Dominant in Militancy, Standard of Sageliness, Thorough in Filial Piety, Luminous Emperor)
Temple name
	Renzong (仁宗)
House	House of Zhu
Dynasty	Ming
Father	Yongle Emperor
Mother	Empress Renxiaowen

The Hongxi Emperor (16 August 1378 – 29 May 1425), personal name Zhu Gaochi (朱高熾), was the fourth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1424 to 1425. He was the eldest son of the Yongle Emperor and Empress Renxiaowen and the maternal grandson of Xu Da, Prince of Zhongshan. His era name "Hongxi" means "vastly bright".

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