Yung-lo (1360-1424) was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, and in his reign the dynasty reached the height of its power owing to his military prowess and civil reforms. A favorite son of Hung-wu, Chu Ti, whose reign title was Yung-lo, was...

1360-1424 Chinese Ming Dynasty emperor who sent Admiral Cheng Ho (c. 1371- c. 1433) on a series of naval expeditions to Southeast Asia, India, Persia, Arabia, and even Africa. Also known as Chu Ti (Yung-lo was his reign title), the emperor in 1405...

The Yongle Emperor (May 2, 1360 – August 12, 1424), born Zhu Di (Chu Ti) , was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China from 1402 to 1424. His era name "Yongle" means "Perpetually Jubilant". He is generally considered one of the greatest...

By SHIH-SHAN HENRY TSAI. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2001. Pp. 270, illus. $32.50. Having presented a remarkably sympathetic picture of eunuchs in Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty to counterbalance the stereotype of scheming, greedy, and demonic castrati, Shih-shan Henry Tsai takes...

Tsai, Shih-shen Henry Perpetual Happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle Seattle: University of Washington Press 270 pp., $32.50, ISBN 0-295-98109-1 Publication Date: May 2001 China during the late imperial era, spanning five hundred years of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) dynasties, was...