Tianqi Emperor
| Tianqi Emperor 天啓帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||
| Emperor of the Ming dynasty | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 1 October 1620 – 30 September 1627 | ||||||||||||||||
| Enthronement | 1 October 1620 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Taichang Emperor | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Chongzhen Emperor | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 December 1605 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 September 1627 (aged 21) Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City, Shuntian Prefecture, North Zhili, Ming dynasty | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | De Mausoleum, Ming tombs, Beijing | ||||||||||||||||
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| House | Zhu | ||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Ming | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Taichang Emperor | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Empress Dowager Xiaohe | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 天啓帝 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 天启帝 | ||||||||||||||||
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The Tianqi Emperor (23 December 1605 – 30 September 1627), personal name Zhu Youjiao, was the 16th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1620 to 1627. He was the eldest son of the Taichang Emperor and an elder brother of the Chongzhen Emperor, who succeeded him. "Tianqi", the era name of his reign, means "heavenly opening".