Prince of Xing
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Prince of Xing (Chinese: 興王), was a first-rank princely peerage used during Ming dynasty, the princedom was created by the Chenghua Emperor for his fourth son, Zhu Youyuan. As Zhu Youyuan only survived son, Zhu Houcong was enthroned as Jiajing Emperor, the princedom was absorbed into the crown.
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Prince of Xing 興王 | |
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Creation date | 1487 |
Created by | Chenghua Emperor |
Peerage | 1st-rank princely peerage for imperial son of Ming Dynasty |
First holder | Zhu Youyuan, Prince Xian |
Last holder | Zhu Houcong (the 2nd prince, the later Jiajing Emperor) |
Status | Extinct |
Extinction date | 1521 (absorbed into the crown) |
Seat(s) | Anlu state (安陸州) (nowadays Zhongxiang, Hubei province) |
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