1. Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Nanjing. After his death, he was buried in Zhongshan Mountain, Nanjing, known as the "Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum".
2. The second emperor Zhu Yunwen (Emperor Jianwen) sent troops to Nanjing because of his uncle Zhu Di in the name of "Jingnan" (relieving the emperor from danger). Emperor Jianwen did not know where he ended up.
3. The seventh emperor Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne under the orders of the Queen Mother and ministers because his brother Yingzong Emperor Zhu Qizhen was captured by Wala and there was no owner in the palace. Later, Yingzong was released. Under the planning of his close associates, Yingzong was restored and became emperor again. Zhu Qiyu was killed. Yingzong did not recognize him as the emperor and destroyed the mausoleum he built in the Tianshou Mountain area. As a "king", he was buried in Yuquan Mountain in the western suburbs of Beijing.
Two of the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty were buried elsewhere, one is missing, and the remaining thirteen are buried in Tianshou Mountain, so they are called the "Ming Tombs."
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The Ming Tombs are located at the foot of Tianshou Mountain in Changping District, Beijing, with a total area of ??more than 120 square kilometers and about 50 kilometers away from Tiananmen Square. The Ming Tombs are located in a small basin surrounded by mountains on three sides in the east, west and north. The tomb area is surrounded by mountains and the central part is a plain. There is a winding river in front of the tomb.
From the construction of Changling in May of the seventh year of Yongle (1409) until the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen, was buried in Siling, during this period of more than 230 years, thirteen emperors' tombs and seven concubines were built. Tomb, a eunuch's tomb. The emperor buried thirteen emperors, twenty-three queens, two princes, more than thirty concubines, and two eunuchs.
There are 8 accompanying tombs in the Ming Tombs, including 7 tombs for concubines (princes) and 1 tomb for eunuchs.