Founding emperor of China's Ming dynasty; ruled 1368–1398

Nanking, Kiangsu province, China: stone warriors at the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Ming emperor. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

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Nanking, Kiangsu province, China: stone warriors at the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Ming emperor. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.