PATH TO THE THRONE - THE YONGLE EMPEROR'S RISE

In 1402, the course of the Ming dynasty was irreversably shifted. Driven by ambition, Zhu Di—Prince of Yan, and the emperor’s powerful uncle—rose in rebellion against the imperial court. After a bitter three-year civil war, the Jingnan Campaign, he seized the throne and became the Yongle Emperor. Come and discover his formidable ascension from the son of a warlord to mighty prince of the dynasty, and finally, emperor of China! JIANWEN EMPEROR DOCUMENTARY :    • THE OVERTHROWN MING EMPEROR - JIANWEN DOCU...   ➤ Follow me on Twitter/X! https://x.com/History_ofChina ➤ If you would like to make a donation, you can do so with Super Thanks or via my paypal: https://paypal.me/historyofchina Many thanks! ♫ MUSIC ♫ Kevin MacLeoad - Ripple Civilization VI - Mongolia ambient - Tovshuur Civilization VI - China ambient - Winter Flower Civilization V - Gao Shan Liu Shui (peace) Age of Empires 3 - Chinese castle age exploration Civilization VI - Mongolia ambient - Morin Khuur improv Shogun 2 Total War - Resolve Chinese Buddhist music Europa Universalis IV - Forest Shade Doug Maxwell/Zac Zinger - Sao Meo Orchestral Mix Kevin MacLeoad - Asian Drums TW Three Kingdoms - Betrayal TW Three Kingdoms - Wu Xing TW Three Kingdoms - Betrayal TW Three Kingdoms - Destiny Calls TW Three Kingdoms - Tyrant Civilization VI - China ambient - Guzheng improv 2 The Loyalist - Lotus Lane 🎬 VIDEO CREDITS 🎬 The Ming Dynasty (2019) Founding Emperor of Ming Dynasty (2017) Zheng He Xia Xiyang (2009) The Imperial Age (2022) 📜 MAIN SOURCES 📜 The Cambridge History of China - Volume 7 (1988), Frederick W. Mote & Denis Twitchett Perpetual Happiness - The Ming Emperor Yongle (2011), Shih-shan Henry Tsai Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644 (1976), L. Carrington Goodrich & Chaoying Fang 🏷️ TAGS 🏷️ history of china ming dynasty yongle emperor zhu di jingnan campaign jianwen emperor ming chengzu Introduction: (0:00) Context: (00:41) Early life: (01:07) Coming of age: (04:05) The prince of Yan: (06:39) The Jingnan campaign: (11:07) Ascending the throne: (16:57)