AD 1521

1 record placed in AD 1521; regions: East Asia.

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AD 1521Placed in a yearEast AsiaPolitics and institutions

Accession at Fengtian Hall

The Ming History records that Shizong assumed the imperial throne at Fengtian Hall.

Limits: 明史/卷17, Wikisource revision 2594632. The surrounding account rejects the proposed crown-prince accession procedure and records accession that same day; the quotation selects only the completed accession.

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Source: Ming shi (History of Ming), basic annalsRead the source