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1. He usurped the throne from his young nephew and moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing. During his reign, the Forbidden City was constructed and the famous Admiral Zheng He made more than twenty sea voyages with his fleets.
2. Since he ascended throne when he was only seven, the actual powers were entrusted to four regents and his grandmother until he was ready at the age of fifteen. His reign of sixty-one years was one of the longest in Chinese history. During his long reign he expanded the dynasty territories to Outer Manchuria and Outer Northwest China.
3. King Zhaoxiang reigned for fifty-eight years, laying a strong foundation for the state. At the age of thirteen he was crowned King of the state of Qin. The prime minister acted as the regent until he was ready to reign at the age of twenty-two.
4. He was chosen to rule China at the age of seven and was presented the throne at age sixteen. His fifty-five year reign were marked by many successful war campaigns against the northern nomadic, tribes which his predecessors could not match.
5. He became the fourth ruler of Qing dynasty at the age of twenty-four and reigned as long as his grandfather. His grandfather noticed his outstanding qualities and carefully planned his education to prepare him for the future task as heir apparent.
6. He was the commander of the Palace Army for the Second Zhou dynasty. The last competent Zhou Emperor died leaving an infant boy on the throne. As the commander of the Emperor's guard, he allegedly reluctantly and only at the urging of his soldiers, took over power in a bloodless coup.
7. In his youth when living in Peixian County (present day Jiangsu Province), he was playful and showed no ambition. He was a low-ranking official in Sishui and later became a rebel leader. Ably supported by Xiao He, Zhang Liang and Han Xin, he defeated a powerful rival from the state of Chu to unite China.
8. He was successful in helping his father to overthrow the former dynasty which made his two brothers grow envious and concerned. In 662 during the Xuanwu Gate incident, his forces killed the two brothers who wanted to eliminate him. Two months later, his father abdicated the throne to him.
9. At age sixteen, all his family members died due to the flooding of the Yellow River. He had to take shelter in a Buddhist monastery until the age of twenty-four. Before he was thirty, he became the rebel leader of the Red Turban Army, which overthrew the former dynasty to become the founder of Ming dynasty.
10. He finished his grandfather's task of conquering southern China and unifying the country. He distinguished himself from his predecessors by ruling through an administrative apparatus that respected and embraced the local customs of conquered peoples, rather than by might alone.
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