I stumbled upon a lot of similarities between the two emperors, and today I have compiled their information in particular for comparison. Regarding the temple number of Taizong, the ancient emperor, I have already explained it in the previous article, and I will not repeat it here. We generally think of Emperor Taizong as the monarch who directly succeeded the founding emperor. Perhaps everyone is not very familiar with the names of these two Taizongs, after all, history textbooks and many history books are almost not written in this way. Emperor Taizong of Han generally refers to Liu Heng, the Emperor of Han, and when it comes to Emperor Wen of Han, everyone must be familiar with him, because together with his son Liu Qi, the Emperor of Han Jing, he created the first prosperous "Rule of Wenjing" in feudal society. And Ming Taizong was Zhu Di, who was later changed to Ming Chengzu by Emperor Ming. Let's officially compare Liu Heng of Han Taizong and Zhu Di of Ming Taizong.
Emperor Taizong of Han Liu Heng
Liu Heng was the fourth son of Liu Bang, and Zhu Di, the King of Yan, was the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang. The fathers of both sides were founding emperors, one was Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, and the other was Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty. These two are the most prominent figures in ancient history, and their own experiences are also very similar, both of them are from the bottom of the bottom from scratch, and finally the success of entrepreneurship has since embarked on the peak of life. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's background is relatively worse, he once worked as a beggar, and he also gave cattle to the landlord's family, and did not even have a name (called Zhu Zhongba). Although Liu Bang was not a high-ranking official and noble prince Sun Guiguan, he was at least a Surabaya pavilion chief. I believe that Zhu Yuanzhang learned from Liu Bang in many ways, and their methods in dealing with the founding heroes were strikingly similar.
Ming Taizong Zhu Di
Second, Neither Emperor Taizong of Han nor Emperor Taizong of Ming was the eldest son. If we follow the ancient feudal society's primogeniture system (there is a principle of concubines and no concubines), neither of them has the opportunity to inherit their father's throne. However, history always has certain surprises and exceptions, the second emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Ying, died very early, and finally Liu Heng was proclaimed emperor by his ministers after Lü Hou's birth, while Zhu Di was seized from his nephew Zhu Yunjiao, the Jianwen Emperor, because of the early death of his brother Zhu Biao. In this regard, the ascension of Liu Heng and Ming Taizong to the throne was not very smooth.
Third, both Han Taizong and Ming Taizong were feudal monarchs who had made great achievements in the field of civil rule and martial arts. After Liu Heng ascended the throne, he took a series of measures to restore and develop production and reduce the burden on the people, which further eased the social contradictions in the Western Han Dynasty and increased national strength. After Zhu Di became emperor, the political reform organs established a cabinet system, the military side repeatedly drove the imperial conquest of Mongolia, the establishment of border management agencies enabled the Ming Dynasty to consolidate and strengthen the border defense, the diplomatic side sent Zheng He to the West to strengthen ties with overseas countries and expand the influence of the Ming Dynasty to publicize the prestige of the country, the cultural side organized the compilation of the "Yongle Canon", the Ming Dynasty's economy prospered, the national strength was continuously enhanced, and Zhu Di created the famous "Yongle Prosperous Era" in history.
The above is the similarity between the two Emperor Taizong of the Western Han And Ming Dynasties that I summarized. How do you view and evaluate Han Taizong and Ming Taizong? Welcome to leave a comment to share your views and like and favorite.