Why did the Ming Dynasty have 16 emperors but only 13 tombs?

Because two of the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty were buried elsewhere, one was unaccounted for, and the other thirteen were buried in Tianshou Mountain, there were only thirteen tombs, so they were called the "Ming Tombs".

First, 1368 Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian (now Nanjing) and established the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Nanjing was the capital of China, and Zhu Yuanzhang had no plans to move the capital. He was also in Nanjing when he died, and was buried in Nanjing Purple Mountain as the Ming Tomb. The Ming Tombs refer to the Ming Tombs in Beijing, so Zhu Yuanzhang was not buried in the Ming Tombs.

Then his emperor Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yunwen was emperor for four years, and his uncle Judy took the throne. So far, his whereabouts are unknown, so he is not buried here.

Finally, Ming Daizong and Zhu Qiyu, arguably, Zhu Qiyu can only be a king all his life, and the throne has nothing to do with him. Unfortunately, his brother Zhu Qizhen was unlucky and became emperor after being captured by the Mongols, but the Mongols let his brother go back and regained the throne seven years later.

After reigning, Ming Yingzong and Zhu Qizhen deposed his younger brother Xi and imprisoned him in Xiyuan. After Zhu Qiyu's death, Ming Yingzong gave him posthumous title, which was a crime and was buried in Xishan, the Jingtai Mausoleum, according to the prince's ceremony, so Zhu Qiyu was not buried in the Ming Tombs.

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From the establishment of Changling Mausoleum in May of the seventh year of Yongle (1409) to the burial of the last emperor Chongzhen in Siling, 13 imperial tombs, 7 tombs of concubines and 1 tomb of eunuchs were built successively, which lasted for more than 230 years.

The Ming Tombs successively built Changling (Ming Taizu Chengzu), Xianling (Ming Renzong), Jingling (Ming Xuanzong), Yuling (Ming Yingzong), Maoling (Ming Xianzong), Tailing (Ming Xiaozong), Kangling (Ming Wuzong), Yongling (Ming Shizong), Zhaoling (Ming Muzong) and Dingling (Ming Shenzong).

* * * buried thirteen emperors, twenty-three queens, two princes, more than thirty concubines and two eunuchs. By 20 1 1, the scenic spots that have been opened are Changling, Dingling, Zhaoling and Lu Shen.

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