Prince of Xing

Prince of Xing 興王
Creation date1487
Created byChenghua Emperor
Peerage1st-rank princely peerage for imperial son of Ming Dynasty
First holderZhu Youyuan, Prince Xian
Last holderZhu Houcong (the 2nd prince, the later Jiajing Emperor)
StatusExtinct
Extinction date1521 (absorbed into the crown)
Seat(s)Anlu state (安陸州) (nowadays Zhongxiang, Hubei province)

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.